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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Petro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gregor Petro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo
vs
Petro

190 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Petro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows de vir lotonial ronaldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petro wants to get back to his feet but de vir lotonial ronaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petro is trying to keep de vir lotonial ronaldo in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petro swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes from guard but Petro blocks nicely.
de vir lotonial ronaldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petro doesn't manage to clinch there - de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away.
de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with a takedown attempt - Petro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de vir lotonial ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Petro.
de vir lotonial ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

de vir lotonial ronaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but Petro is blocking nicely.

Petro pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off and gets back to his feet.
Petro throws a nice looking combination but de vir lotonial ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petro shoots in looking for a takedown. de vir lotonial ronaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Petro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de vir lotonial ronaldo.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Petro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to move to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo avoids the attempt from Petro to control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petro is bucking up trying to escape but de vir lotonial ronaldo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petro is trying to defend but de vir lotonial ronaldo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Petro is trying to maintain the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Petro missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petro is pressing down on de vir lotonial ronaldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes from guard but Petro blocks nicely.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and de vir lotonial ronaldo dives into side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

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.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks up at the clock and then as Petro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, de vir lotonial ronaldo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Petro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petro wants to get back to full guard but de vir lotonial ronaldo has mounted him!
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Petro is wriggling around trying to escape.
de vir lotonial ronaldo landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
de vir lotonial ronaldo winds up and cracks Petro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a nice short shot to Petro's temple.
Petro is pressing down on de vir lotonial ronaldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Petro is breathing heavily.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stops Petro from standing up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petro wants to control the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a nice short shot to Petro's temple.
Petro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Petro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petro wants to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that second round.
That's time! de vir lotonial ronaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petro defends it nicely.

de vir lotonial ronaldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petro is trying to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to pass to mount!
Petro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petro looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de vir lotonial ronaldo avoids the attempt from Petro to control.
Petro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Petro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petro is looking to get to half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo breaks from Petro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Petro is in all sorts of trouble here.
de vir lotonial ronaldo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Petro tries to hold on but de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.

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.
Petro working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregor Petro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, de vir lotonial ronaldo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de vir lotonial ronaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Trip Hammer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Everardo Oliveira Silva
vs
Hammer

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oliveira Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira Silva is controlling him.
Oliveira Silva preventing the sweep.
Oliveira Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oliveira Silva trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Oliveira Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Oliveira Silva trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Oliveira Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Oliveira Silva controlling the position.

Oliveira Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hammer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oliveira Silva but great work by Hammer.
Oliveira Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hammer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva is not content to let Hammer control the position.

Oliveira Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva wants to control for a moment but Hammer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hammer won't allow Oliveira Silva to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammer wants to control but Oliveira Silva is keeping busy.
Oliveira Silva is looking to advance position but Hammer won't allow it.
Oliveira Silva passes to side control.
Oliveira Silva taking a break here but Hammer is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oliveira Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hammer is proving hard to escape from.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Oliveira Silva looking to pass the guard.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira Silva is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hammer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammer prevents Oliveira Silva from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira Silva keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer stands and throws Oliveira Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oliveira Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hammer connects with a decent elbow.
Hammer is putting a hurting on Oliveira Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.

Hammer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oliveira Silva, who protects the arm well.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oliveira Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oliveira Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands some shots froms side control.
Hammer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira Silva tries to escape but Hammer is in control.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trip Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira Silva struggling a bit here.
Hammer is chipping away with strikes.

Hammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oliveira Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammer off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva looking to hold on to the position here but Hammer rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Oliveira Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer controlling the position.
Oliveira Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliveira Silva is looking to stand up but Hammer isn't so interested in that idea.
Oliveira Silva is trying to keep Hammer in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hammer.
Hammer is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hammer throws an elbow but Oliveira Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hammer working the body and head with strikes.
Oliveira Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hammer's best efforts.
Hammer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammer scores a takedown into full mount!
Oliveira Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Oliveira Silva is trying to stand up.
Oliveira Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hammer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliveira Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammer seems to be working for a kimura but Oliveira Silva defends the submission attempt.
Oliveira Silva is looking to escape.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

Oliveira Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oliveira Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammer.
Oliveira Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Oliveira Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer misses with a takedown

and Oliveira Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira Silva pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliveira Silva wants to pass to mount but Hammer is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hammer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer controlling Oliveira Silva's posture.
Oliveira Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oliveira Silva keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliveira Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliveira Silva wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.

Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira Silva is trying to keep Hammer in close.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
I think Oliveira Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!