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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thesis Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thesis Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson throws the kick towards the body but Clegane avoids it.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clegane's sensitive parts.
Clegane keeps the fight on the outside.
Clegane tries for a takedown but Grayson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clegane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grayson wants to sweep but no luck.
Grayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clegane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grayson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clegane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clegane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clegane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane 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.
Clegane stopping the sweep attempt from Grayson.
Clegane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clegane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayson controls Clegane momentarily but Clegane frees himself.
Clegane throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grayson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grayson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grayson throws a body kick that misses.
Grayson looks for the body kick but Clegane saw that one coming.
Clegane closes the distance and clinches up with Grayson, looking for a takedown. Clegane pushes Grayson against the cage but Grayson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandor Clegane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson is looking to clinch but Clegane is avoiding it.
Grayson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Clegane!
Grayson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Clegane has worked his arm free - good work by Clegane!
Clegane is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grayson off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Clegane punishes Grayson with strikes from the back mount.
Clegane has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Grayson.
Clegane keeps control of the position easily here as Grayson tries to buck him off.
Clegane is not going to allow Grayson to sit and survive in this position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Clegane controlling the positon.
Clegane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson can't escape the position.
Clegane is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Grayson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Clegane has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Grayson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Clegane doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sandor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Sousa!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa misses with a straight left.
Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Persson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sousa blocks a head kick by Persson.
Persson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sousa misses with a takedown attempt - Persson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Persson tries to clinch but Sousa moves away
and Sousa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sousa.
Persson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Persson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Persson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sousa prevents it.
Sousa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Persson uses from the top position.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Persson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson slips nicely into half guard.
Persson prevents Sousa from improving his position.
Persson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sousa keeps working.
Sousa is looking to control Persson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sousa avoid being mounted?
Persson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sousa defending well though.
Sousa wants to control but Persson is keeping busy.
Persson passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Persson punching from mount but Sousa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Persson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sousa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sousa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Persson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sousa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Persson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa gets the takedown into side control.
Sousa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Persson to his feet.
Persson closes the distance but Sousa moves to the side
and Sousa counters with a shoot takedown. Persson fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa looks gassed!
Sousa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Persson, up you get!
Persson thuds a left hand into Sousa's body.
Persson darts in trying to clinch
and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Persson won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Persson sneaks back into half guard.
Persson wants to sweep but Sousa has passed to side control!
Persson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sousa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Persson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persson is looking to get to half guard.
Sousa scoring with strikes but Persson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Sousa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Persson misses with a wild body shot.
Persson throws a sloppy head kick and Sousa moves out of range easily.
Sousa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Persson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Persson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Persson throws a head kick but Sousa moves out of range.
Sousa tries to clinch but Persson is having none of it.
Persson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Persson darts in trying to clinch
and Sousa counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa manages to break the clinch.
Persson tries to clinch
and Sousa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Persson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sousa wants to stand but Persson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Persson 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.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Persson keeps moving.
Sousa postures up.
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.
Sousa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Persson trying to keep a closed guard but Sousa is proving a slippery customer.
Persson keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Persson throws a lazy head kick
and Sousa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sousa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sousa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Persson's waist but Persson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sousa off to one side.
Andre Persson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Sousa.
Persson throws a right hand that Sousa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sousa also avoids with ease.
Sousa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Persson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Persson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Persson scores with a nice right hand.
Persson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sousa counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Persson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Persson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sousa smiles and moves away.
Persson leaves Sousa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Persson tries to clinch
and Sousa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sousa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sousa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Persson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Persson trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
Persson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sousa is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Sousa 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. This is the final round!
Persson wants to clinch up but Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Sousa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Persson is trying to defend but Sousa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sousa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Persson keeps working.
Persson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sousa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Damien Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sousa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Persson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Persson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sousa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Persson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sousa has Persson in his guard.
Persson has gone for a leg lock! Sousa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Persson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa gets to his feet. Persson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andre Persson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sousa shoots in but Persson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Persson.
Persson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson is looking to clinch but Sousa is avoiding it.
Sousa clinches with his opponent.
Persson has Sousa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sousa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sousa manages to pull guard.
Persson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sousa is keeping the position for now.
Sousa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Persson wants to stand and escape but instead Sousa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sousa trying to control but Persson is working from the bottom.
Persson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sousa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Persson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Persson keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Sousa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sousa 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Sousa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xav Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Vincent Hosking could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xav Sanders's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xav Sanders!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hosking to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanders trying to keep a closed guard but Hosking is proving a slippery customer.
Sanders wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hosking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanders is trying to keep Hosking in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is pulling down on Hosking's head. It's preventing any offense from Hosking, at least for the moment.
Hosking trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanders's guard.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosking can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanders 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.
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.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hosking passes Sanders's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hosking trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
Hosking tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hosking.
Hosking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hosking stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hosking tries to pass to full mount but Sanders defends it.
It looks like Hosking is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hosking is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Hosking dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hosking counters with a head kick that drops Sanders to the mat! Sanders scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sanders is rocked!
Sanders tries for a takedown but Hosking circles away easily
and Hosking counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Sanders! Hosking smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Vincent Hosking!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel The Pride of Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel The Pride of Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Pride of Mexico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smasher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pride of Mexico pinned against the cage. The Pride of Mexico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smasher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smasher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Pride of Mexico trying to control from the bottom.
The Pride of Mexico is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smasher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Pride of Mexico trying to hold on to Smasher's head to control him but Smasher postures up.
The Pride of Mexico wants to get back to his feet.
Smasher is taking a breather. The Pride of Mexico says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Pride of Mexico misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smasher tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Pride of Mexico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smasher somewhat.
Smasher shoots in for a takedown but The Pride of Mexico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Pride of Mexico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smasher has him pressed against the cage.
Smasher is trying to drag The Pride of Mexico to the mat but The Pride of Mexico just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Pride of Mexico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Pride of Mexico tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smasher pulls guard successfully.
The Pride of Mexico trying to control the position from guard on top but Smasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Pride of Mexico advances to half guard.
The Pride of Mexico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Pride of Mexico seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smasher tries to get to full guard but The Pride of Mexico has control of the leg.
Smasher wants to get back to his feet.
Smasher is breathing heavily.
The Pride of Mexico wants to pass the guard but Smasher is defending well.
The Pride of Mexico is looking for a kimura but Smasher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Pride of Mexico to get the leverage.
Smasher is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Pride of Mexico avoids it really well and circles away.
The Pride of Mexico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Pride of Mexico goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico moves in looking to clinch but Smasher pushes him off.
The Pride of Mexico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smasher shoots in but The Pride of Mexico avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Pride of Mexico lands a head shot.
Smasher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Pride of Mexico looks to clinch
and Smasher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Pride of Mexico makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Pride of Mexico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smasher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Pride of Mexico closes the distance and pushes Smasher back into the cage.
Smasher has The Pride of Mexico pressed against the cage, preventing The Pride of Mexico from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Pride of Mexico working aggressively here.
The Pride of Mexico tries a body shot but Smasher blocks it.
The Pride of Mexico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Pride of Mexico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smasher just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Pride of Mexico is trying to force a seperation but Smasher has the dominant position.
Smasher gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Pride of Mexico regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Pride of Mexico working a defensive guard here.
The Pride of Mexico keeping moving, preventing Smasher from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico has his hands on Smasher's head, controlling the position.
The Pride of Mexico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Pride of Mexico is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smasher preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Smasher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smasher walks into a left hand.
Smasher is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Pride of Mexico sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Pride of Mexico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Pride of Mexico stalks Smasher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smasher's face. Smasher staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from The Pride of Mexico as Smasher shoots in.
The Pride of Mexico cracks Smasher with a good jab.
The Pride of Mexico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Pride of Mexico tries to close the distance and clinch but Smasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Pride of Mexico wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Pride of Mexico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from The Pride of Mexico finds it's way through Smasher's defenses.
Smasher swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pride of Mexico.
The Pride of Mexico fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Pride of Mexico gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Pride of Mexico working the head and body with strikes.
The Pride of Mexico wants to control but Smasher is keeping him busy.
The Pride of Mexico looks up at the clock and then as Smasher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Pride of Mexico smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Pride of Mexico fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Pride of Mexico misses with a body kick.
The Pride of Mexico tries to clinch but Smasher moves out of range.
Smasher with a lazy takedown attempt
letting The Pride of Mexico counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Pride of Mexico moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Pride of Mexico scores with a hook.
The Pride of Mexico tries to clinch there but Smasher circles away.
Smasher ducks right into an uppercut from The Pride of Mexico.
Smasher with a poor takedown
and The Pride of Mexico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smasher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so The Pride of Mexico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pride of Mexico prevents Smasher from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smasher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Pride of Mexico stops Smasher from standing up.
Smasher keeping moving, preventing The Pride of Mexico from controlling successfully.
The Pride of Mexico keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smasher's head.
Smasher wants to stand and escape but The Pride of Mexico is having none of it.
The Pride of Mexico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Pride of Mexico lands with a shot to the body.
The Pride of Mexico tries to clinch but Smasher is having none of it.
The Pride of Mexico throws a series of strikes that have Smasher backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smasher feints and as The Pride of Mexico raises his hands in defense, Smasher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smasher got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Pride of Mexico has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smasher has managed to get both his arms back between The Pride of Mexico's legs - danger averted.
Smasher has gone for a leg lock! The Pride of Mexico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smasher's guard.
The Pride of Mexico wants to pass the guard but Smasher is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smasher holds on and takes a little breather.
Smasher wants to stand and escape but The Pride of Mexico is having none of it.
Smasher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Pride of Mexico trying to control but Smasher is working from the bottom.
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.
Smasher wants to get back to his feet but The Pride of Mexico is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Pride of Mexico sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smasher misses with a combination
and The Pride of Mexico counters with a right hand to the body.
The Pride of Mexico lands a really nice looking cross but Smasher seems unphased.
Sydney Smasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by The Pride of Mexico there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smasher with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Pride of Mexico counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smasher's guard now.
Smasher is trying to keep The Pride of Mexico in close.
Smasher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel The Pride of Mexico 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. This is the final round!
The Pride of Mexico tries a head kick but it misses.
Smasher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on The Pride of Mexico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Pride of Mexico is not content to let Smasher control the position.
The Pride of Mexico is looking for a sweep.
The Pride of Mexico is not content to let Smasher control the position.
The Pride of Mexico is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico gets back to half guard.
The Pride of Mexico manages to get to full guard.
Smasher trying to control the position from guard on top but The Pride of Mexico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smasher is really struggling to control The Pride of Mexico but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smasher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Smasher trying to control the position from guard on top but The Pride of Mexico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smasher tries to stand but The Pride of Mexico is controlling from the bottom.
Smasher wants to control from the top but The Pride of Mexico keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smasher keeps the fight on the outside.
The Pride of Mexico scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smasher in his tracks.
The Pride of Mexico lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Pride of Mexico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Pride of Mexico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Pride of Mexico lands with a nice body punch.
The Pride of Mexico digs a good hook to Smasher's body.
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from The Pride of Mexico.
Smasher misses with a takedown attempt
and The Pride of Mexico counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smasher's guard now.
The Pride of Mexico looking to pass the guard.
The Pride of Mexico preventing the sweep.
The Pride of Mexico trying to control but Smasher is working from the bottom.
Smasher keeping full guard, as The Pride of Mexico tries to pass.
Smasher wants to stand and escape but The Pride of Mexico is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pride of Mexico tries to free his leg and advance position but Smasher is retaining full guard.
Smasher has The Pride of Mexico pulled in close to control his posture.
Smasher pushes The Pride of Mexico off and gets back to his feet.
Smasher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Pride of Mexico counters with a shoot takedown. Smasher fights it but they end up in guard.
Manuel The Pride of Mexico has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pride of Mexico trying to control the position from guard on top but Smasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Pride of Mexico stops Smasher from standing up.
Smasher wants to sweep here but The Pride of Mexico controlling him for the moment.
Smasher wants to stand and escape but The Pride of Mexico is having none of it.
Smasher looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel The Pride of Mexico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Pride of Mexico 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel The Pride of Mexico!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avenlino Srobud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avenlino Srobud!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Srobud pinned against the cage. Srobud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Little swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Srobud, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Srobud against the cage but Srobud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Srobud.
Little swinging wildly here.
Srobud clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Srobud jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Little walks away with a smile on his face. Srobud gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Srobud walks forward, straight into a front kick from Little.
Mike Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Little or perhaps it was just good defense by Srobud which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Srobud was covering up waiting for the punch and Little finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srobud wants to get back to his feet but Little is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Srobud keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little controlling from the top position.
Little looking to sit in guard and control but Srobud gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two 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.
Little trying to keep a closed guard but Srobud is proving a slippery customer.
Srobud postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it.
Srobud controlling from the top position.
Little looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Little is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srobud trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Little has his foot on Srobud's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Srobud works his way back into a safe position though.
Little avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Srobud.
Srobud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little tries to clinch but Srobud moves away
and Srobud counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srobud lands a slapping body shot.
Srobud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Little counters with a two punch combo.
Little stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Srobud.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Srobud.
Srobud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Srobud lands a nice shot to the body.
Srobud lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
Srobud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avenlino Srobud 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.
Srobud gets a takedown into half guard.
Srobud is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.
Little tries to get to full guard but Srobud has control of the leg.
Little is trying to stand up here but Srobud is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Srobud seems content to control.
Little is trying to escape back to his feet but Srobud uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little tries to bench press Srobud off him but Srobud keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srobud happy to just control the position for now.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Srobud moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Little is looking for a sweep.
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.
Srobud is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Little manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Srobud in particular looking to stall.
Srobud gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Little shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Srobud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Little!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Srobud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Srobud connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Little wants to hold on but Srobud pushes him away.
Little is bucking up trying to escape but Srobud cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Little wants to control but Srobud is having none of it.
Srobud controlling the pace for now.
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.
A nice elbow there by Srobud.
Srobud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Little tries to lock up and control but Srobud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Little is in all sorts of trouble here.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Srobud controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avenlino Srobud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Little tries for a takedown but Srobud circles away easily
and Srobud moves into the clinch.
Little stalling in the clinch but Srobud improves position.
Little jumps guard but Srobud stands there with Little around his waist. Little gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Srobud tries to pull guard but Little holds him up against the cage and eventually Srobud drops back down to his feet.
Little tries to pull guard but Srobud holds him up against the cage and eventually Little drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to circle away but Srobud has him pinned against the cage.
Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Srobud avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Srobud gets control of Little's arms and successfully pulls guard. Srobud will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little wants to control from the top but Srobud keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srobud wants to sweep but no luck.
Little trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Srobud manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Srobud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Srobud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Srobud is stalling in the full guard.
Little is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srobud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Little keeping moving, preventing Srobud from controlling successfully.
Little seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Srobud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Srobud not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Little manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Avenlino Srobud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little lands a big shot there that rocks Srobud but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avenlino Srobud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Srobud 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avenlino Srobud!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Sashidharan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Nelly - Here comes the boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Sashidharan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sashidharan throws a one two combo.
Sashidharan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sashidharan misses with the combination.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sashidharan misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sashidharan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dale Sashidharan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Silva.
Sashidharan throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in but Sashidharan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Sashidharan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dale Sashidharan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sashidharan's calf.
Sashidharan stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Sashidharan sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sashidharan blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Sashidharan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sashidharan also avoids with ease.
Silva dives in and grabs Sashidharan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sashidharan pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Sashidharan looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Sashidharan which made him look bad.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sashidharan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Sashidharan misses.
Sashidharan throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva clinches.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Sashidharan in close to prevent any damage.
Sashidharan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sashidharan'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.
Sashidharan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Sashidharan looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashidharan working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dale Sashidharan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sashidharan's guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Sashidharan from improving his position.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Sashidharan's head.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sashidharan tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva winds up and cracks Sashidharan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louis Silva 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.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sashidharan.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Sashidharan.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sashidharan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Sashidharan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Sashidharan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Sashidharan looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sashidharan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes Sashidharan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva 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.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sashidharan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Sashidharan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sashidharan is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sashidharan keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sashidharan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sashidharan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sashidharan is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Sashidharan defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Sashidharan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Silva is trying to control. Sashidharan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sashidharan tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Sashidharan sprawls well.
Dale Sashidharan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Sashidharan misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Sashidharan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sashidharan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sashidharan lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sashidharan pinned against the cage. Sashidharan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dale Sashidharan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Silva.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Silva 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. And we move into the final round!
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Sashidharan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Sashidharan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva trying to control but Sashidharan is working from the bottom.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sashidharan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Sashidharan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva working for a triangle but Sashidharan defends it easily.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sashidharan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sashidharan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sashidharan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sashidharan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Sashidharan postures up.
Silva 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.
Sashidharan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sashidharan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashidharan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sashidharan defends well.
Sashidharan stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sashidharan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sashidharan won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Sashidharan looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sashidharan keeps moving.
Dale Sashidharan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Louis Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sashidharan's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Silva!
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