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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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280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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193 cm
24
274 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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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FIGHT
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