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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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, Yuri Sarbinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbinov tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Sarbinov does no damage.
Sarbinov misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Alves throws a series of punches but Sarbinov avoids them all with ease.
Alves misses with a body shot.
A big left from Sarbinov misses.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Yuri Sarbinov has been cut.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarbinov misses with a straight left.
Sarbinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sarbinov's guard.
Sarbinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Sarbinov is retaining full guard.
Sarbinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarbinov, not yet.
Sarbinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarbinov is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarbinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves 's guard.
Sarbinov thows a big elbow that misses.
Sarbinov trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Sarbinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarbinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves is trying to control the position but Sarbinov postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Sarbinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Sarbinov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Sarbinov 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.
Sarbinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarbinov, not yet.
Sarbinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarbinov pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Sarbinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sarbinov manages to get to full guard.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves trying to control but Sarbinov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves pushing down on Sarbinov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sarbinov moves into full guard.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Sarbinov pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Sarbinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarbinov controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sarbinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Sarbinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarbinov, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alves taking a breather here.
Alves working away.
Sarbinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves controls the position from side control.
Sarbinov can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Sarbinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alves looks to land a right hand but Sarbinov moved out of range.
Alves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sarbinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Alves 's head.
Sarbinov stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves 's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves cracks the inside of Sarbinov's front leg.
Sarbinov is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves , right into the meat.
Sarbinov blocks a head kick by Alves .
Sarbinov leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sarbinov gets the takedown into side control.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound but Alves is defending the strikes.
Alves struggling a bit here.
Sarbinov slows the pace down.
Sarbinov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sarbinov throws a strike aimed at the side of Alves 's head but Alves avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sarbinov's guard! Nice work there by Alves !
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sarbinov holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarbinov wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarbinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sarbinov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alves wants to control from the top but Sarbinov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarbinov is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves trying to control but Sarbinov is working from the bottom.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Sarbinov's brow.
Sarbinov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sarbinov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov landing strikes from the mount.
Yuri Sarbinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarbinov wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Sarbinov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sarbinov cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sarbinov with shots to the head and body - Alves looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sarbinov tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sarbinov with good strikes from the mount here!
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sarbinov prevents Alves from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Alves 's hands, connecting with Alves 's forehead.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Sarbinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alves holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sarbinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Sarbinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alves fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarbinov misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Sarbinov misses with a double jab
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarbinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Sarbinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves .
Sarbinov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sarbinov trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant 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. Sarbinov connects with a nice short shot to Alves 's temple.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarbinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves has hold of Sarbinov's hands but Sarbinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alves tries to roll over but Sarbinov keeps him under control.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Sarbinov is nestled in close to Alves , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Alves 's hands, connecting with Alves 's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Sarbinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sarbinov is working away from the top position though.
Sarbinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sarbinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves is pulling down on Sarbinov's head. It's preventing any offense from Sarbinov, at least for the moment.
Alves is trying to control the position but Sarbinov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarbinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sarbinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarbinov throws a sloppy body shot
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sarbinov.
Alves is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
Alves tries to bench press Sarbinov off him but Sarbinov keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov looks up at the clock and then as Alves takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sarbinov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alves takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sarbinov advances to mount.
Alves 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.
Alves wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov controlling the action here.
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. Sarbinov connects with a nice short shot to Alves 's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sarbinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sarbinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sarbinov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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