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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Vegeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmund Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Vegeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigmund Royal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal clinches up with Vegeta and pushes him back against the cage.
Vegeta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Royal pulls guard successfully.
Royal wants to sweep here but Vegeta controlling him for the moment.
Royal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Royal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Royal pulls Vegeta in close to prevent any damage.
Vegeta looking to sit in guard and control but Royal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Royal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegeta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Royal stands and steps away. Vegeta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vegeta avoids it really well and circles away.
Vegeta stuffs the takedown attempt from Royal. Royal gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Vegeta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Royal.
John Vegeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Royal.
Royal is looking to clinch but Vegeta is avoiding it.
Vegeta closes the distance but Royal moves to the side
and Royal counters with a single leg into guard. Vegeta didn't expect that.
Royal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vegeta's guard.
Royal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vegeta is not content to let Royal control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal tries to pass to full mount but Vegeta defends it.
Vegeta is looking to control Royal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vegeta avoid being mounted?
Vegeta is not content to let Royal control the position.
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.
Royal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vegeta defends it well.
Royal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigmund Royal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Royal fails with a takedown attempt.
John Vegeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royal blocks a head kick by Vegeta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vegeta stuffs the takedown attempt from Royal. Royal gets slowly back to his feet.
John Vegeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Royal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegeta takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegeta tries to land a knee to the head but Royal blocks with his arms.
Vegeta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vegeta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Royal.
Royal manages to pull guard.
Royal working for a triangle but Vegeta defends it easily.
Royal looking for a guillotine here but Vegeta defends easily.
Royal is controlling Vegeta's posture.
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.
Royal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Royal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Royal working a defensive guard here.
Vegeta trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Royal with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta throws a head kick that misses.
Royal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Royal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Royal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vegeta is fending him off so far but Royal persists. Nope, Vegeta circles away and we're back to standing.
Vegeta has managed to clinch.
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.
Vegeta misses with a knee to the head.
Vegeta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Royal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Royal in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royal trying to control the action but Vegeta is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigmund Royal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vegeta closes the distance but Royal moves to the side
and Royal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vegeta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vegeta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vegeta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vegeta up against the cage.
Royal has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vegeta regains guard immediately.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegeta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal postures up.
Royal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vegeta is keeping the position for now.
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.
Royal trying to control but Vegeta is working from the bottom.
Royal wants to pass the guard but Vegeta is keeping the position.
Royal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vegeta manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta wants to control from the top but Royal keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Royal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vegeta sprawls well initially but Royal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Royal is looking to take a break and control but Vegeta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royal passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Royal looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royal wants to control the pace but Vegeta is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigmund Royal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Royal 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigmund Royal!
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hype
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RATING
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