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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by DirtBagDan - Foolish Girl. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Elric!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Elric misses.
Boban stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boban. Elric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boban pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boban tries to clinch but Elric is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elric.
Elric misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elric fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Elric.
Elric has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban forces Elric back against the cage and clinches.
Boban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boban has Elric pressed against the cage, preventing Elric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boban lands a shot to the body.
Boban stalls.
Elric jumps guard but Boban stands there with Elric around his waist. Elric gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Boban.
A short left from Boban.
Elric has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boban is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Elric avoiding damage as Boban throws knees to the body.
Elric is looking to break free of the clinch but Boban has double underhooks.
Boban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elric avoids it.
Boban digs a right hand into Elric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elric's gas tank.
Elric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boban tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boban walks away with a smile on his face. Elric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boban counters with a good, hard body kick but Elric shrugs it off.
Elric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boban.
Mirko Boban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elric shoots and misses
and Boban counters with a body kick.
Boban missing with a left hand there. Elric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elric swinging wildly here.
Boban misses the jab.
Boban tries a low kick but Elric avoids it.
A low kick from Elric misses
and Boban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elric gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boban counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elric tries for a takedown but Boban circles away easily
and Boban counters with a leg kick.
Boban tries to clinch up.
Boban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Boban.
Elric 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.
Elric trying to control but Boban is working from the bottom.
Boban is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elric punishes Boban's body with a nice straight punch.
Elric tries to bum rush Boban with a series of wild strikes but Boban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elric misses with a takedown
and Boban counters with a right hand to the body.
Boban looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boban just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boban buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boban looks for the body kick but Elric saw that one coming.
Elric shoots and misses
and Boban counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric cracks a nice hook into Boban's ribs.
Boban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boban finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boban.
Elric moves out of range of the body kick.
Elric shoots and misses
and Boban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Elric.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boban is looking to wear down Elric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elric staying out of range there.
Boban thumps Elric with a low kick.
Boban displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Elric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Elric is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elric wants to control from the top but Boban keeps moving.
Elric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elric with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elric.
Elric throws and elbow that misses. Boban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elric's guard. Nice move by Boban!
Boban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elric is controlling Boban's posture.
That's four 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Boban will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Elric tries for a takedown but Boban circles away easily
and Boban counters with a nice body kick.
Boban misses with a wild body shot.
Elric moves out of range as Boban strikes.
Elric misses with a takedown
and Boban counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boban tries to clinch there but Elric circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elric ducks under a wild hook from Boban.
Elric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elric postures up.
Boban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elric trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boban keeping moving, preventing Elric from controlling successfully.
Elric makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Elric lands a couple of elbows.
Elric works over Boban with some ground and pound from guard.
Elric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elric with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elric throws a strike but Boban rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boban won't allow Elric to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban wants to control from the top but Elric keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Elric really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Elric slips a straight right by Boban.
Elric fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boban sprawls well initially but Elric persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Elric trying to pass the guard but Boban defending well.
Boban is staying active underneath Elric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elric is looking for a kimura here.
Elric is nestled in close to Boban, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boban is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Elric jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elric misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Elric throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boban defending against the ground and pound.
Elric throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elric throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Boban works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Boban won't allow Elric to pass to mount.
Boban pushes Elric off and gets back to his feet.
Boban throws a chopping leg kick but Elric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boban throws a leg kick which misses Elric's front leg but catches the back leg as Elric tries to avoid it.
Elric throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boban was covering up waiting for the punch and Elric finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elric throws a strike but Boban rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elric is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Elric dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Boban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boban throws a leg kick that misses.
Elric fails with the takedown
and Boban counters with a leg kick.
Boban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elric's sensitive parts.
Elric lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Elric.
Elric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elric shoots and misses
and Boban counters with a good, hard body kick but Elric shrugs it off.
Boban misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Boban. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boban.
Boban scores with a leg kick.
Elric with a poor takedown
and Boban makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Elric.
Boban just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric has his takedown stuffed
and Boban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elric is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Elric tries for a takedown but Boban circles away easily
and Boban counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elric.
Tim Elric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elric throws a big shot that misses.
Boban misses with a two punch combination.
Boban throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elric counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boban has his hands clasped together around Elric's back. He's all about the action.
Boban is staying active underneath Elric, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elric thows a huge punch but Boban dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boban defending well though.
Elric sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boban defending well though.
Elric tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boban tries to get out of the position.
Elric missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elric not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elric thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boban's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Elric trying to mount his opponent but Boban defends it.
Elric sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boban defending well though.
Elric is looking to advance position but Boban won't allow it.
Elric not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boban is trying to get back to full guard.
Boban keeping his head moving to avoid the 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 Mirko Boban.
I think Boban 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mirko Boban!
Mirko Boban retains his welterweight title!
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