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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Ning (ranked 925 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Batara Sari (ranked 133 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Batara Sari!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ning !
You can see the frustration on Ning 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ning is looking for a sweep.
Ning is trying to control Sari's posture but Sari avoids it.
Ning sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ning trying to control here.
Sari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning wants to control but Sari is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sari is trying to control the action in half guard but Ning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sari slows the pace down in half guard.
Sari prevents Ning from improving his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ning is looking to control Sari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ning avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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.
Ning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sari, pushing him back against the cage.
Sari jumps guard but Ning stands there with Sari around his waist. Sari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ning smiles and moves away.
Ning tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wee Ning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sari.
Sari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ning defends it well.
Ning throws a leg kick
and Sari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sari wants to control from the top but Ning keeps moving.
Sari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ning is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sari defends well.
Ning has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning has his foot on Sari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sari works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sari tries to free his leg and advance position but Ning is retaining full guard.
Ning is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ning looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sari has picked Ning up and slammed him! Ning can't keep hold of the triangle and Sari manages to pass to side control!
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.
Ning is trying to control Sari's posture but Sari avoids it.
Sari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ning keeps working.
Sari controls the position.
Sari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ning , who protects the arm well.
Ning is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ning is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ning tries to clinch but Sari moves out of range.
Sari moves out of range of the strikes.
And Sari tries to counter it with a takedown but Ning pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ning controls Sari momentarily but Sari frees himself.
Ning is looking for a triangle but Sari pushes his legs off easily.
Sari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ning had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sari defends it easily.
Sari won't allow Ning to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Sari dives in and scores a takedown into Ning 's guard.
Sari advances position into side control!
Sari trying to control the position but Ning is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ning wants to control but Sari is keeping busy.
Sari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ning looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari wants to take a breather but Ning is having none of it.
Sari is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ning moves into full guard.
Sari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ning prevents Sari from improving position.
That's four 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.
Ning looking for a sweep but Sari has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batara Sari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ning is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Ning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ning drives through and clinches with Sari against the cage.
Sari is trying to pull guard but Ning has him pressed against the cage.
Ning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ning breaks from the clinch.
Ning throws a leg kick but Sari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning swings widly with a right hand
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ning !
Ning gets back to half guard.
Sari is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sari is continuing to stall.
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.
Ning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ning controls Sari momentarily but Sari frees himself.
Ning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ning throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ning gets caught napping as Sari dives in and scores a takedown. Ning manages to retain guard.
Ning keeping moving, preventing Sari from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sari stopping the sweep attempt from Ning .
Ning has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sari has passed into side control.
Ning is not content to let Sari control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Sari politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sari prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Sari with that takedown attempt.
Batara Sari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ning has his takedown stuffed
and Sari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ning wants to get back to full guard.
Ning is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sari pulls his head out easily.
Ning is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari not doing much here.
Sari is looking to stall here but Ning recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sari looking to pass the guard.
Ning is looking to sweep but instead, Sari has passed into half guard.
Sari wants to pass the guard but Ning is defending well.
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.
Sari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ning is refusing to be controlled, as Sari sits in half guard.
Sari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ning is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ning 's thigh. Ning counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ning has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ning keeping moving, preventing Sari from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ning is looking to counter punch.
Ning tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sari defends well and Ning ends up having to push Sari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sari feints the counter takedown.
That's four 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.
Sari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wee Ning . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ning misses with the head strike.
Ning working aggressively here.
Ning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sari goes for a takedown attempt but Ning pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sari or perhaps it was just good defense by Ning , which made it look bad.
Sari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ning .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Ning misses the target.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Batara Sari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ning looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sari is fending him off so far but Ning persists. Nope, Sari circles away and we're back to standing.
Sari swats away the attempt to clinch by Ning .
And Sari tries to counter it with a takedown but Ning pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ning tries to clinch but Sari is having none of it.
Ning throws a leg kick
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control.
Ning is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari is pressing down on Ning 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ning is holding on for now.
Sari sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari prevents Ning from improving his position.
Sari content to control rather than advance.
Sari is looking to advance position but Ning won't allow it.
Ning wants to get back to full guard.
Wee Ning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ning is looking to get back to full guard here but Sari has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sari goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ning has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sari but great work by Ning .
Sari tries to buck Ning off but Ning is having none of it.
Ning landing a few strikes.
Sari holds on to Ning 's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ning tries to advance to mount but Sari instead regains half guard.
Sari trying to control but Ning postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ning trying to control from half guard but Sari is working away.
Sari moves into full guard.
That's four 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.
Ning wants to control from the top but Sari keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ning 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sari looking for a triangle here. Ning is fighting it but it looks tight! Sari pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ning is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Batara Sari!
Batara Sari is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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RATING
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