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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berendt Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Berendt Hansen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hansen is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
McCarthy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hansen was covering up waiting for the punch and McCarthy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Hansen has momentary wrist control but McCarthy slips an elbow through the middle.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen wants to improve his position but instead McCarthy has moved into half guard.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
McCarthy slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hansen tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
Hansen is pressing down on McCarthy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
McCarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCarthy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Hansen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McCarthy dives into side control.
Hansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarthy lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Berendt Hansen has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCarthy happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCarthy is working Hansen over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCarthy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hansen's shoulder. That is not cool.
McCarthy is working Hansen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hansen taking a bit of punishment here - McCarthy scoring with strikes.
McCarthy controls the position.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is looking for a sweep.
McCarthy landing a few strikes.
That has opened up Berendt Hansen's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hansen looks calm but he's in trouble here. McCarthy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hansen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McCarthy lets go of the hold and Hansen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan McCarthy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Robico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Robico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robico moves into full guard.
Stein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stein scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robico is trying to keep Stein in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robico is on top in guard.
Robico thows a big elbow that misses.
Stein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robico's guard.
Stein wants to control from the top but Robico keeps moving.
Stein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robico keeping full guard, as Stein tries to pass.
Robico working a defensive guard here.
Stein looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robico holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein thows a big elbow that misses.
Stein postures up in Robico's guard and throws a big left but Robico blocks it.
Robico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stein working some strikes from top position.
Robico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Robico goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stein is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robico avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stein won't allow Robico to sweep him here.
Stein wants to control from the top but Robico keeps moving.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robico has control of Stein's left arm, preventing Stein from doing any damage.
Stein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stein throwing strikes from guard but Robico blocks nicely.
Stein works over Robico with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robico controls Stein momentarily but Stein frees himself.
Stein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robico looking to control.
Stein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stein landing with the ground and pound.
Robico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stein is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robico punching from mount but Stein doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Robico landing strikes from the mount and Stein is in trouble!
Robico avoids the attempt from Stein to control.
Stein sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Robico seems to be looking for submissions.
Robico is breathing heavily.
Robico is looking for a kimura here.
Robico not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stein controlling the position for now.
Stein wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robico misses the shot to the body.
Robico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robico won't be happy with that.
John Stein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robico taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Robico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stein cracks Robico with a big right hand but Robico just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Robico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stein working the body and head with strikes.
Stein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robico keeps working.
Robico tries to buck Stein off but Stein is having none of it.
Stein lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robico is trying to control Stein's posture but Stein avoids it.
Stein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Stein scoring with punches and elbows.
Stein working the head and body with strikes.
Stein working away.
Robico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stein lands a nice forearm strike.
Stein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stein lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robico keeps working.
Robico is trying to get back to half guard.
Robico takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein is trying to get an arm triangle but Robico is defending well.
Stein scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stein lands some shots froms side control.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stein cracks Robico with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stein landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein scoring with punches from side control.
Stein scoring with punches and elbows.
Stein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robico to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Robico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stein lands a nice forearm strike.
Stein cracks Robico with a big elbow.
Stein is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Robico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robico takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Robico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein working the ground and pound from side control.
Stein is putting a hurting on Robico here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Robico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robico keeps working.
Robico is looking to regain half guard here but Stein keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robico on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stein avoids the head kick by Robico.
Robico misses with a takedown
and Stein counters with a shoot takedown. Robico fights it but they end up in guard.
Stein wants to control from the top but Robico keeps moving.
Robico working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stein thows a big elbow that misses.
Stein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robico works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robico looking for a sweep. Not yet Robico, not yet.
Stein wants to control from the top but Robico keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robico won't be happy with that.
Stein wants to control but Robico is keeping him busy.
Stein connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robico some visible discomfort.
Stein is putting a hurting on Robico here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stein scoring with punches and elbows.
Stein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
John Stein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein happy to just control the position for now.
Robico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stein controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robico regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Stein has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stein's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Stein just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robico's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Robico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robico tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robico trying to keep a closed guard but Stein is proving a slippery customer.
Robico keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
Michael Robico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robico isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stein stacks Robico on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stein!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Stein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stein 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Stein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Grime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Grime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grime doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarbinov circles away.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt - Grime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sarbinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grime moves away.
Grime misses with a takedown
and Sarbinov counters by moving into the clinch.
Sarbinov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sarbinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sarbinov looking to sit in guard and control but Grime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sarbinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarbinov, not yet.
Sarbinov controls Grime momentarily but Grime frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grime closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Grime working Sarbinov over with knees to the body.
Sarbinov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grime pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grime moves into the clinch.
Sarbinov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grime.
Grime gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sarbinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Sarbinov looks gassed!
Grime controlling the action here.
Sarbinov is looking for a sweep. Grime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grime moves into full mount! Sarbinov won't be happy about that!
Sarbinov is looking to improve his position but Grime isn't that keen on the idea.
Grime controlling from mount.
Grime's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sarbinov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime prevents Sarbinov from improving his position.
Grime stands up and beckons Sarbinov to join him on the feet.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grime counters with a single leg into guard. Sarbinov didn't expect that.
Grime has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sarbinov is proving hard to escape from.
Grime is stalling in the full guard.
Sarbinov working a defensive guard but Grime manages to pass into side control anyway.
Grime remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grime trying to control the action but Sarbinov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov moves into full guard.
Sarbinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarbinov throwing shots but Grime is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grime regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sarbinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Grime dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grime has managed to clinch.
Grime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sarbinov's defenses.
Sarbinov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grime fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grime tries to clinch but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Sarbinov dodges the punch combination from Grime.
Sarbinov pushes Grime up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grime keeps control of Sarbinov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Sarbinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Grime won't allow it.
Grime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarbinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but Grime is having none of it.
Grime shoots and misses
and Sarbinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grime.
Grime controls the position from side control.
Sarbinov wants to control but Grime postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarbinov keeps working.
Grime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sarbinov to his feet.
Sarbinov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grime counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sarbinov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sarbinov is breathing heavily.
Sarbinov clinches up with Grime and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grime takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grime prevents a takedown attempt there.
Big Grime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Sarbinov.
Grime is pressed up against the ropes. Sarbinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grime down to the mat. Grime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grime lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Sarbinov misses.
Grime tries to clinch up but Sarbinov circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grime tries to clinch up but Sarbinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Grime tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarbinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grime tries to clinch up but Sarbinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarbinov throws a lazy head kick
and Grime counters with a good low kick that Sarbinov was not able to check.
Grime throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grime clinches up with Sarbinov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grime lands an elbow inside.
Grime is trying to trip Sarbinov. He has hold of a leg but Sarbinov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Grime persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Grime stands up from Sarbinov's guard - Grime perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov shoots for a double leg takedown but Grime sprawls well. He's pushed Sarbinov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grime throws a head kick that half lands.
Grime tries to keep at a distance but Sarbinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sarbinov tries to break free but Grime pushes him back against the ropes.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grime tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarbinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grime bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sarbinov to his feet.
Grime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sarbinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grime doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarbinov circles away.
Sarbinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grime fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Grime as Sarbinov shoots in.
Grime rushes Sarbinov and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Grime as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grime.
Grime lands a shot to the body.
Grime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sarbinov has his takedown stuffed
and Grime counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarbinov blocks a head kick by Grime.
Sarbinov tries for a takedown but Grime sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grime tries to clinch but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Grime throws a head kick but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Sarbinov closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grime pulls Sarbinov into guard.
Grime avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarbinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Grime dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grime tries to clinch but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Sarbinov lands a jab to the head.
Sarbinov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sarbinov is looking for a kimura here.
Grime punching from the bottom.
Grime wants to get back to his feet.
Sarbinov is keen to just control but Grime is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarbinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grime pushes Sarbinov off looking to stand but Sarbinov dives back in and keeps control.
Grime regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sarbinov wants to get up but he can't break Grime's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sarbinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grime.
Grime gets a takedown into half guard.
Sarbinov trying to control but Grime postures up.
Sarbinov is trying to control but Grime passes into side control!
Grime wants to control but Sarbinov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov wants to control but Grime postures up.
Sarbinov tries to improve position but can't.
Grime trying to control the position but Sarbinov is working away.
Sarbinov is looking to reverse the position.
Sarbinov wants to control but Grime postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grime moves in looking to clinch but Sarbinov pushes him off.
Grime connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grime goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mikhail Sarbinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarbinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime lands a head kick!
Grime is looking to slow Sarbinov down with leg kicks.
Sarbinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Grime.
Grime is looking to clinch but Sarbinov is avoiding it.
Grime has his takedown stuffed
and Sarbinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Grime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarbinov can do to turn this around?
Grime shoots in and drives through. Sarbinov sprawls well.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but Grime is having none of it.
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grime as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Sarbinov misses.
Nice takedown defense from Grime. No joy for Sarbinov on that attempt.
Grime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sarbinov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Grime breaks the clinch.
Sarbinov wants to clinch but Grime slips to the side
and Grime counters by clinching up.
Grime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Sarbinov.
Grime takes one to the side of the head.
Sarbinov throws a looping overhand right but Grime ducks down to avoid it.
Sarbinov misses with a looping left.
Grime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarbinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grime's elbow.
Grime crunches a lovely knee into Sarbinov's ribcage.
Grime connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sarbinov's face.
Sarbinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Grime.
Grime tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grime keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarbinov's efforts to push away.
Grime tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarbinov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Grime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grime's elbow.
Sarbinov tries to score a body lock takedown but Grime shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grime putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sarbinov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarbinov looks to land a left hand but Grime moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Grime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grime has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Grime!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Trailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trailer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seether kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Motta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Trailer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Motta misses.
A slow jab from Motta misses its intended target.
Trailer misses with a kick to the body.
Trailer throws a head kick that misses.
Motta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trailer pinned against the cage. Trailer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Motta throws a jab when Trailer was well out of range.
Trailer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trailer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trailer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trailer throwing strikes but missing.
Motta being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trailer defends well.
Motta keeping moving, preventing Trailer from controlling successfully.
Motta had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Trailer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Motta Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Trailer's back instead.
Trailer trying to control the hands but Motta breaks the grip.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trailer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Motta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Motta has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trailer trying to control but not successfully.
Trailer is trying to break free.
Motta is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Trailer taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Motta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Motta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vernon defends it nicely.
Vernon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vernon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vernon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vernon throws a head kick that half lands.
Vernon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vernon circles away.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Terry Silva has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Vernon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vernon tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Vernon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Good leg kick by Vernon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vernon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva swinging wilding here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vernon.
Silva looks gassed!
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Vernon throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Vernon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Vernon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vernon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vernon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vernon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vernon connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Vernon on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vernon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vernon.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
Vernon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vernon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Vernon.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Vernon has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vernon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vernon misses with a low kick.
Vernon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vernon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Vernon connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vernon wants to clinch.
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Vernon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Nice shot by Silva.
Vernon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vernon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Vernon slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Silva.
A head kick misses from Vernon.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Vernon misses with the combination.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Vernon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Vernon's shoulder, as Vernon tries to avoid the shot.
Vernon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a jab.
Vernon dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Vernon missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Silva catches Vernon right on the button with a cross.
Vernon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Vernon avoids it well.
Vernon connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vernon wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Vernon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Sid Vernon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slips a jab from Vernon.
Vernon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Vernon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vernon.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Silva thuds his right hand into Vernon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vernon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Vernon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Vernon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Silva's cut.
That's time! Vernon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva jabs at Vernon's body.
Vernon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vernon.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Vernon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vernon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sid Vernon is winning the standup battle so far.
Vernon scores with a head kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vernon pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vernon.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vernon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Vernon scores with a leg kick.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Vernon.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vernon.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Vernon lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vernon misses with a head kick.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vernon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vernon throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Vernon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Vernon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling him.
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vernon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vernon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Vernon wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vernon walks into a left hand.
Vernon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vernon misses with a head kick.
Vernon misses with a looping left.
Vernon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vernon circles away.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Vernon closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vernon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Vernon looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva pulls Vernon in close to prevent any damage.
Vernon throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vernon's guard. Nice move by Silva!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vernon is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vernon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vernon throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Sid Vernon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vernon throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vernon throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vernon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vernon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Vernon misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vernon lands with a nice body punch.
Vernon lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vernon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tests Vernon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vernon throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Vernon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vernon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lunges at Vernon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vernon's hand.
Vernon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vernon throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
Vernon tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vernon takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Vernon throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Vernon throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Vernon has double underhooks.
Vernon pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vernon misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to drag Vernon to the mat but Vernon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sid Vernon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vernon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Vernon crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Vernon lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Vernon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Vernon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Vernon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vernon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Vernon throws an elbow but it misses.
Vernon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vernon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Vernon connects with a high kick.
Vernon misses with a double jab.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Vernon's head.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Vernon knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Vernon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vernon rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Vernon.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vernon works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Sid Vernon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vernon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vernon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vernon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Vernon has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to break free but Vernon has control.
Vernon digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vernon tries a head kick but it misses.
Vernon lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vernon.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Vernon's head.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Vernon counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Vernon is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vernon.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terry Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a jab to Vernon's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Vernon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vernon, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Vernon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sarbinov off and has taken his back!
Saga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sarbinov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sarbinov can't escape the position.
Saga is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sarbinov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sarbinov for a finish.
Saga misses with a punch to the head.
Saga doesn't have the hooks in and Sarbinov manages to turn into his guard.
Saga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sarbinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sarbinov preventing the sweep.
Saga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sarbinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarbinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sarbinov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sarbinov has managed to get both his arms back between Saga's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sarbinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sarbinov stands and throws Saga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sarbinov is looking to take a break and control but Saga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov grinds an elbow into Saga's temple.
Saga is being controlled here.
Sarbinov wants to control but Saga is keeping him busy.
Saga is trying to improve his position.
Saga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarbinov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saga is looking for a sweep. Sarbinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov content to control rather than advance.
Saga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sarbinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saga tries to get to full guard but Sarbinov has control of the leg.
Sarbinov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sarbinov is looking to advance position but Saga won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sarbinov trying to control the action but Saga is working from the bottom.
Saga gets full guard.
Saga has his foot on Sarbinov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarbinov works his way back into a safe position though.
Sarbinov thows a big elbow that misses.
Saga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sarbinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saga has an active guard here but Sarbinov has managed to pass into half guard.
Saga is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Sarbinov there.
Saga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sarbinov pulls his head out easily.
Sarbinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Sarbinov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sarbinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sarbinov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sarbinov lands in his opponent's guard.
Saga working for a triangle but Sarbinov defends it easily.
Sarbinov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Saga wants to sweep but no luck.
Saga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sarbinov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sarbinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sarbinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saga's head.
Saga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sarbinov passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarbinov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sarbinov working over Saga with some ground and pound. Saga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
Saga gets full guard.
Sarbinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sarbinov is pushing down on Saga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saga is fighting to maintain full guard but Sarbinov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sarbinov controlling the pace.
Sarbinov drops an elbow to the side of Saga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sarbinov pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sarbinov lands a big shot there that rocks Saga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Ian Saga has been cut.
Saga is trying desperately to improve position.
Sarbinov unloading with bombs!
Saga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sarbinov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saga regains half guard.
Saga gets full guard.
Saga keeping moving, preventing Sarbinov from controlling successfully.
Sarbinov passes Saga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga is looking for a sweep. Sarbinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saga with the active half guard here but Sarbinov passes nicely into side control.
Saga manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sarbinov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saga's back!
Sarbinov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sarbinov controls the position.
Saga rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sarbinov pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sarbinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Saga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Sarbinov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saga is trying to defend but Sarbinov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sarbinov moves nicely into side control.
Sarbinov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sarbinov landing a few strikes.
Sarbinov lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saga is trying to get back to half guard.
Saga is trying to escape the position but Sarbinov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is looking for a sweep.
Saga wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
A lull in the action here.
Saga gets back to half guard.
Saga wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
Sarbinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saga wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saga actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sarbinov pulls his head out easily.
Sarbinov moves into full mount! Saga won't be happy about that!
Sarbinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sarbinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound effectively.
Ian Saga's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sarbinov with shots to the head and body - Saga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saga taking shots to the head.
Saga is squirming around, avoiding Sarbinov's attempts to control the action.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sarbinov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saga hang on?
Saga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ian Saga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sarbinov controlling from mount.
Saga tries to reverse the position but Sarbinov maintains control.
Sarbinov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saga is looking to escape.
Saga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sarbinov. What's that going to do exactly?
Sarbinov trying to control but Saga is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sarbinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarbinov 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sarbinov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staltz Volkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkof has chosen Downfall by Trust Company as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
189 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Staltz Volkof!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkof misses with a wild combination.
Tate slips a straight right by Volkof.
Volkof misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Volkof walks into a jab.
Volkof throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate's head.
Volkof connects with a single shot there.
Volkof slips a jab from Tate.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Volkof misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkof slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate misses with a looping left.
Volkof scores with a hook.
Tate takes a swing at Volkof's ribcage but misses.
Volkof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate dives in and grabs Volkof's left leg, looking for a takedown. Volkof pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof lands a head kick!
Volkof leaves Tate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkof instigates a clinch.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Volkof tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Tate in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Tate wants to break free but Volkof has control.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Volkof has the dominant position.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkof tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Volkof's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volkof manages to break the clinch.
Tate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Volkof looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Volkof is looking for a sweep.
Tate throwing strikes but Volkof manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Volkof stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Volkof moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Volkof moves his leg out of the way.
Tate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volkof avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkof lands the left hand.
Volkof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate throws a hook but Volkof avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkof.
Staltz Volkof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkof.
Volkof slips under a jab.
Tate throws a body punch but Volkof moves out of range.
Tate walks into a straight right hand from Volkof.
Tate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkof stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tate throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkof.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Volkof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate misses with a looping left.
Volkof lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkof is looking to clinch.
Volkof has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Tate misses
and Volkof counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Volkof's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Volkof smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate dives in and grabs Volkof's left leg, looking for a takedown. Volkof pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Volkof looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkof throws a head kick that misses.
Volkof tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Staltz Volkof dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkof.
Volkof tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Volkof coming out on top.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkof tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volkof. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkof misses the target.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkof will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkof throws a push kick but Tate slaps the foot to one side.
Volkof connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volkof throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkof.
Tate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tate there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof slips under a jab from Tate.
A leg kick checked by Volkof.
Volkof closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Volkof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tate avoids the head kick by Volkof.
Jab from Tate.
Tate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick there by Volkof.
Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkof looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Volkof misses with a kick to the body.
Volkof moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Staltz Volkof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkof throws a sloppy body shot
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Staltz Volkof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Volkof. Tate shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tate trying to control the action but Volkof is working from the bottom.
Volkof tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkof is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Volkof is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to move to mount but Volkof reverses beautifully and ends up in Tate's guard.
Volkof slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Volkof decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tate, up you get!
Volkof throws a good cross that connects.
Volkof looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming.
Volkof misses with the combination.
Volkof looks to land a body kick but Tate moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Staltz Volkof 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. And we move into the final round!
Volkof stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkof shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Volkof staying out of range there.
Volkof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate moves out of range as Volkof throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkof takes one to the chin there.
Volkof lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Volkof scores with a four punch combination!
Volkof connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Volkof.
Nice sprawl there from Volkof as Tate shoots in.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volkof as he jumps to the side.
Volkof tries to clinch up
and Tate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Volkof's guard.
Volkof looking to control.
Volkof wants to improve his position but instead Tate has moved into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Volkof defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to stall here but Volkof recovers full guard.
Tate wants to control from the top but Volkof keeps moving.
Volkof trying to control the position here.
Volkof controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Volkof can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkof keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Volkof is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volkof misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volkof throws a big shot that misses.
Tate misses the jab.
Volkof gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tate.
Volkof is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tate avoids the head kick by Volkof.
Volkof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jon Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate scores with a hook to the body. Volkof takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volkof keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Volkof moves away from the strike by Tate.
Volkof throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Jab from Volkof.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Staltz Volkof.
I've got Volkof winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Staltz Volkof!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Ner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden McMillionston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMillionston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nothing to Prove - H20. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Ner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden McMillionston!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ner fails to land with a series of punches.
McMillionston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ner circles away quickly and effectively.
Vin Ner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ner misses with the combination.
Ner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McMillionston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McMillionston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McMillionston tries to clinch up but Ner circles away and keeps his distance.
Ner thuds a left hand into McMillionston's body.
McMillionston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ner lands a jab-cross combination.
McMillionston looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ner with a hook.
McMillionston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ner.
Ner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Hayden McMillionston has been cut.
Ner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Ner as he connects with a hook.
McMillionston is rocked!
McMillionston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McMillionston loses concentration momentarily and Ner pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! McMillionston crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Ner finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vin Ner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Bristol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sid Vicious - My Way. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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24
181 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Bristol!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Peters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bristol's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bristol duly obliges.
Bristol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Peters misses with a straight right.
Peters fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bristol sprawls well initially but Peters persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peters not doing much here.
Bristol gets back to full guard.
Bristol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bristol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bristol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries to free his leg and advance position but Bristol is retaining full guard.
Peters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peters throwing strikes from guard but Bristol blocks nicely.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Bristol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bristol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peters cracks Bristol with a solid left hand.
Peters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Bristol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bristol is keeping the position for now.
Peters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Bristol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters throwing strikes but missing.
Bristol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Bristol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bristol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peters has managed to get both his arms back between Bristol's legs - danger averted.
Bristol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bristol isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Peters stacks Bristol on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Peters!
Bristol is looking for a sweep.
Peters trying to control the action but Bristol is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Bristol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Bristol.
No joy there for Bristol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bristol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bristol misses the shot to the body.
Peters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bristol's sensitive parts.
Peters closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bristol is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peters's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
It looks like Peters is going to stand back up.
Bristol is trying to get back to full guard.
Peters working Bristol over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters is trying to control. Bristol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bristol actively working from the bottom here.
Bristol looking for submissions off his back.
Bristol is breathing heavily.
Peters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bristol misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bristol misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Peters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bristol napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peters gets to mount! Bristol was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Peters prevents Bristol from getting the reversal.
Peters tries to control but Bristol wriggling away.
Peters landing strikes from the mount and Bristol is in trouble!
Peters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bristol is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters prevents Bristol from getting the reversal.
Peters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bristol is looking to escape.
Bristol really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peters scoring with strikes but Bristol is staying in there.
Bristol is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bristol is looking to escape.
Peters lands a nice shot to the head.
Bristol tries to reverse the position but Peters maintains control.
Peters sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peters unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Peters dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bristol misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Peters misses with a double jab
and Bristol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Peters.
Bristol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bristol.
Peters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bristol connects with a nice looking jab.
Bristol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bristol throws a series of punches but Peters moves out of range.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt.
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peters is defended easily by Bristol.
Bristol waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Peters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bristol!
Bristol bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Peters lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bristol!
Peters connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bristol on the ground.
Bristol regains half guard.
Bristol is not content to let Peters control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bristol is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bristol is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Peters is tapping! Great win for Bristol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sid Bristol!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Mushroomhead. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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25
210 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Ryan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Ryan swinging wilding here.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ryan gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones distracts Ryan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.
Ryan looks gassed!
Jones prevents Ryan from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones cracks Ryan with a solid left hand.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones stands up over Ryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Ryan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryan manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Ryan's guard.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is working Ryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones distracts Ryan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is pushing down on Ryan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryan is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones 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.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones scores with a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is working Ryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones works over Ryan with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Ryan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones winds up and cracks Ryan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Ryan's temple.
Jones working over Ryan with some ground and pound. Ryan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ryan!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ryan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Ryan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryan's face.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Ryan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ryan has left one of his arms exposed and Jones doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ryan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Jones!
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