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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JP Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greywar scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greywar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greywar throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greywar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soriano wants to clinch up but Greywar keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Soriano stuffs the takedown attempt from Greywar. Greywar gets slowly back to his feet.
Soriano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar misses with an uppercut.
Greywar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Greywar trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Greywar working the head with strikes.
Greywar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Greywar cracks Soriano with a big right hand but Soriano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Greywar working the ground and pound but Soriano is defending the strikes.
Greywar working the ground and pound but Soriano is defending the strikes.
Soriano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greywar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soriano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Greywar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Greywar.
Greywar working the ground and pound but Soriano is defending the strikes.
Soriano dodges the ground and pound from Greywar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soriano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soriano tries to bum rush Greywar with a series of wild strikes but Greywar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greywar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greywar dives in and grabs Soriano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soriano pushes down on Greywar's head and hops out.
Pablo Soriano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Greywar.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
A big left from Greywar misses.
Soriano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano lands a slapping body shot.
Soriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greywar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greywar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like JP Greywar has been cut.
Soriano misses the jab.
Soriano swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
Soriano throws a chopping leg kick but Greywar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greywar slips a straight right by Soriano.
Greywar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JP Greywar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Greywar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soriano swivels and escapes.
Soriano throws a jab when Greywar was well out of range.
Greywar throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Greywar looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Greywar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greywar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano tries to clinch but Greywar is having none of it.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greywar.
Soriano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soriano circles away quickly and effectively.
Greywar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Greywar's head but Greywar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Greywar.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Soriano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Soriano is looking to clinch.
Soriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Greywar to counter with a crisp jab.
Soriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greywar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soriano's knee momentarily.
Greywar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Greywar feints and as Soriano raises his hands in defense, Greywar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greywar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greywar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greywar trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greywar throws and elbow that misses. Soriano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greywar's guard. Nice move by Soriano!
Greywar is adopting a defensive guard.
Soriano trying to control but Greywar is working from the bottom.
Sorianois looking to pass into half guard but Greywar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Greywar is in guard.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Soriano has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greywar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soriano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greywar preventing the sweep.
Greywar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greywar lands a right hook to the body.
Greywar misses with a hook to the body
and Soriano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soriano misses with a combination
and Greywar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greywar looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano is looking to chop away at Greywar's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greywar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Greywar.
Greywar misses with a wild body shot.
Greywar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soriano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soriano moves in looking to clinch but Greywar pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greywar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soriano counters with a nice body shot.
Greywar lands a high kick!
Greywar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano gets full guard.
Soriano pulls Greywar in close to his closed guard and prevents Greywar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soriano keeping full guard, as Greywar tries to pass.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar throwing strikes from guard but Soriano blocks nicely.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soriano looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soriano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soriano misses with a shot to the body
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greywar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greywar blocks a jab.
Greywar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greywar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano misses with a double jab
and Greywar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar throws an overhand right that lands on Soriano's shoulder, as Soriano tries to avoid the shot.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from Greywar.
Soriano thows a body shot but no joy.
Greywar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greywar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four 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.
Soriano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soriano connects with a body shot.
Soriano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greywar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soriano defends it nicely.
Greywar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soriano doesn't seem bothered though.
Soriano moves away from the strike by Greywar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but JP Greywar just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soriano waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Greywar.
Soriano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Greywar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Greywar with a hook.
It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Greywar shoots in looking for a takedown. Soriano tries to sprawl out of it but Greywar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soriano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greywar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soriano rather than just go for the knockout.
Greywar misses with a body punch
and Soriano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greywar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greywar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Greywar misses with a wild body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pablo Soriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Greywar feints and as Soriano raises his hands in defense, Greywar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greywar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soriano is on top in guard.
Greywar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soriano manages to get himself to full guard.
Greywar wants to control from the top but Soriano keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greywar.
Soriano pulls Greywar in close to his closed guard and prevents Greywar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Soriano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greywar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greywar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soriano's guard.
Soriano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soriano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greywar thows a huge punch but Soriano dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soriano keeping control of the position.
Greywar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soriano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greywar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greywar trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Soriano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Greywar passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Greywar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greywar thowing shots but they're missing.
JP Greywar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greywar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soriano suckers Greywar into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Soriano is now in Greywar's guard!
Greywar wants to sweep here but Soriano controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Soriano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greywar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soriano defends it nicely.
Soriano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greywar.
Greywar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soriano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greywar backs up against the cage.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Greywar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Greywar moves out of range.
Greywar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano thuds his right hand into Greywar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
Soriano throws a combination that misses
letting Greywar counter with a right hand.
Soriano scores with a jab. Greywar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soriano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greywar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soriano circles away.
Pablo Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Soriano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Greywar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar misses with a straight left.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Greywar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano is looking to chop away at Greywar's legs.
Greywar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greywar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soriano slips a jab and a cross from Greywar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greywar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soriano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greywar just misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greywar counters with a left to the body.
Soriano is looking to clinch.
Soriano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Greywar throws out a powerful jab.
Soriano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greywar's head backwards.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greywar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Soriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soriano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Soriano misses.
JP Greywar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greywar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greywar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Greywar! JP Greywar retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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