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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi's entrance music is Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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181 cm
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205 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dir was well out of range. Poor timing from Saddi.
Dir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saddi pushes Dir up against the cage in a clinch.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saddi lands a nice knee to the body.
Saddi lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Haral Dir has been cut.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saddi tries to stall but Dir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Saddi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dir avoids it.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saddi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saddi working Dir over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Saddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saddi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dir looks winded!
Saddi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Saddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dir blocks a body shot from Saddi.
Dir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saddi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dir has Saddi pressed against the cage, preventing Saddi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dir wants a takedown.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Saddi.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Saddi misses with a punch to the body.
Saddi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dir.
Saddi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saddi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saddi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saddi stops a takedown attempt from Dir.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dir stalling in the clinch but Saddi improves position.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Saddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saddi crunches a lovely knee into Dir's ribcage.
Dir avoids the elbow strike from Saddi, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saddi obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dir takes a shot to the head.
Saddi working Dir over with knees to the body.
Saddi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saddi can't find room to land a body shot as Dir controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saddi tries to work over Dir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saddi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haral Dir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saddi. Dir shrugs it off though.
Dir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saddi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haral Dir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saddi.
Saddi cracks a nice hook into Dir's ribs.
Saddi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saddi finds it's way round the side to connect with Dir's head.
Saddi throws a front kick that sends Dir stumbling back into the cage.
Dir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saddi clinches up against the cage.
Saddi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saddi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob Saddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dir is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saddi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Saddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Saddi.
Saddi lands an elbow inside that Dir shrugs off.
Saddi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dir up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saddi obliges.
Saddi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saddi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dir backwards.
That has opened up Haral Dir's cut even more.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dir is rocked!
Saddi trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi tries to land a knee to the head but Dir blocks with his arms.
Saddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saddi lands an elbow just above Dir 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dir can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saddi lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddi stalling.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Saddi.
Saddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saddi misses with a body kick.
Dir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob Saddi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dir moves into range and clinches up with Saddi.
Saddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dir has a couple of punches blocked by Saddi.
Dir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saddi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saddi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saddi lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Saddi slams his shin into Dir's torso.
Saddi has managed to clinch.
Saddi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saddi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saddi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dir is defending well for now.
Saddi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Saddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dir's defenses.
Saddi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saddi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saddi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haral Dir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saddi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saddi connects with a body shot.
Dir moves out of range as Saddi throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saddi. That's going to slow Dir down.
Saddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dir's sensitive parts.
Saddi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saddi avoids it really well and circles away.
Saddi has closed the distance and engaged Dir in a clinch.
Saddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dir blocks a body shot from Saddi.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
Dir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saddi lands an elbow inside that Dir shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saddi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dir can do to turn this around?
Saddi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saddi lands a right hand.
Saddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saddi lands with a right to the head.
Dir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saddi.
Saddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saddi lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Haral Dir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saddi missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Saddi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bob Saddi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi presses Dir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saddi missing with knees to the body.
Saddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dir is pushing Saddi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saddi misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saddi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi lands an elbow just above Dir 's eye.
Dir dodges an elbow strike from Saddi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saddi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haral Dir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dir missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Saddi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saddi 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Saddi!
A victorious Bob Saddi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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