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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Zelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelman's entrance music is My Own Summer - Deftones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Zelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silajevas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelman.
Silajevas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zelman lands with a straight right. Silajevas didn't see that one coming.
Zelman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zelman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zelman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelman takes one to the side of the head.
Zelman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zelman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silajevas misses with a lunging right hand
and Zelman counters with a nice leg kick.
Silajevas misses with a looping right.
Zelman looks to land a left hand but Silajevas moved out of range nicely.
Silajevas cracks Zelman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silajevas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zelman's elbow.
Silajevas wants to get back to striking at distance but Zelman won't allow it.
Silajevas can't find room to land a body shot as Zelman controls the action.
Zelman scores a nice knee to the body.
Silajevas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zelman's elbow.
Zelman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Zelman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zelman lands a body shot.
Silajevas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelman controls his hands.
Zelman blocks a body shot from Silajevas.
Zelman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silajevas's elbow.
Zelman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silajevas's efforts to push away.
Zelman blocks a body shot from Silajevas.
Zelman landing knees to the body.
Zelman prevents a body shot from Silajevas.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silajevas as Zelman tries to tie him up.
Zelman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas throws a punch but it's blocked by Zelman.
Silajevas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Silajevas on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silajevas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zelman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zelman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silajevas's elbow.
Silajevas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelman controls his hands.
Silajevas can't find room to land a body shot as Zelman controls the action.
Silajevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zelman tries to throw a body punch but Silajevas avoids it by throwing Zelman back against the cage.
Zelman throws a head punch that misses.
Silajevas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silajevas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silajevas tries to throw a body punch but Zelman avoids it by throwing Silajevas back against the cage.
Silajevas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelman misses with a punch to the body.
Silajevas working hard to break the clinch.
Zelman misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Zelman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelman prevents Silajevas from breaking the clinch.
Zelman can't find room to land a body shot as Silajevas controls the action.
Zelman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silajevas up against the cage.
Zelman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silajevas's face.
Zelman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silajevas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zelman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silajevas is trying to push Zelman away but Zelman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zelman scores with a shoulder strike.
Zelman misses with a punch to the body.
Zelman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silajevas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zelman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silajevas can't break the clinch.
Zelman looking to slow down the pace here.
Zelman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelman has a couple of punches blocked by Silajevas.
Zelman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silajevas blocks it with crossed arms.
Zelman can't find room to land a body shot as Silajevas controls the action.
Zelman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelman misses with a punch to the body.
Zelman scores with a shot to the side of Silajevas's head.
Zelman with a knee to the head.
Silajevas throws a punch but it's blocked by Zelman.
Zelman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silajevas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zelman obliges.
Zelman trying to control the position but instead, Silajevas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zelman into the cage.
Zelman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silajevas's efforts to push away.
Silajevas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelman controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Zelman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zelman moves away from the strike by Silajevas.
Silajevas takes a swing at Zelman's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zelman.
Zelman wants to clinch up but Silajevas keeps it at a distance.
Zelman staying out of range there.
Silajevas misses with a body shot.
Silajevas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelman.
Silajevas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zelman manages to avoid it.
Zelman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelman throws a leg kick which misses Silajevas's front leg but catches the back leg as Silajevas tries to avoid it.
Zelman misses with a wild body shot.
Silajevas throws a right hand that Zelman ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelman also avoids with ease.
Drasko Silajevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silajevas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelman looks to land a left hand but Silajevas moved out of range nicely.
Zelman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zelman throws a body punch but Silajevas moves out of range.
Silajevas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zelman.
Silajevas misses the shot to the body.
Silajevas throws a hook but Zelman avoids it easily.
Zelman ducks under a wild hook from Silajevas.
Zelman misses with a body shot.
Silajevas misses with a combination
and Zelman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silajevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silajevas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas swings for the body but Zelman moves out of range.
Zelman is looking to wear down Silajevas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Zelman tenderised Silajevas's leg. Silajevas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silajevas throws a hook to the side of Zelman's head but Zelman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zelman thuds his shin into the meat of Silajevas's side.
Silajevas is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zelman.
A lazy left from Zelman finds it's target.
Zelman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silajevas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zelman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silajevas doesn't seem bothered though.
Zelman feints and then cracks Silajevas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silajevas down.
Zelman scores with a sloppy right hand. Silajevas should have avoided that one.
Zelman cracks Silajevas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zelman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silajevas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silajevas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silajevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zelman.
Zelman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silajevas moves away.
Zelman ducks under a wild hook from Silajevas.
Zelman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silajevas. That did some damage!
Zelman works Silajevas's body with a nice hook.
Silajevas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zelman tries to clinch there but Silajevas circles away.
Silajevas looks to land a right hand but Zelman moved out of range.
Tyson Zelman is winning the standup battle so far.
Silajevas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelman tries to clinch there but Silajevas circles away.
Zelman lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silajevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zelman.
Zelman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zelman, right into the meat.
Zelman swings for the body but Silajevas moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silajevas.
Silajevas misses the shot to the body.
Silajevas misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silajevas moves away from the strike by Zelman.
A big left from Silajevas misses.
Zelman avoids the body shot from Silajevas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Zelman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Zelman ducks under a wild hook from Silajevas.
Silajevas looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelman is just out of range.
Zelman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silajevas.
Zelman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silajevas at a distance.
Zelman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silajevas.
Silajevas swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelman.
Silajevas takes a swing at Zelman's ribcage but misses.
Zelman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silajevas.
Silajevas blocks a jab.
Silajevas throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelman.
Zelman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silajevas. Silajevas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silajevas.
Zelman misses the shot to the body.
Silajevas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silajevas scores with a hook.
Silajevas clobbers Zelman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silajevas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelman gets a clinch.
Zelman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silajevas's face.
Silajevas working aggressively here.
Silajevas misses with a punch to the body.
Silajevas is trying to push Zelman away but Zelman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silajevas can't find room to land a body shot as Zelman controls the action.
Silajevas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Zelman.
Drasko Silajevas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelman blocks a body shot from Silajevas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zelman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zelman is struggling to control the position.
Zelman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silajevas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silajevas up against the cage.
Zelman crunches a lovely knee into Silajevas's ribcage.
Zelman slows down the pace here.
Zelman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelman tries to throw a body punch but Silajevas avoids it by throwing Zelman back against the cage.
Zelman with a knee to the head.
Zelman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelman tries a body shot but Silajevas blocks it.
Silajevas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelman controls his hands.
Silajevas can't find room to land a body shot as Zelman controls the action.
Zelman lands with a left to the head.
Zelman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silajevas can do to turn this around?
Silajevas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelman lands an uppercut.
Silajevas is trying to break free.
Zelman looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson Zelman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silajevas can't break the clinch.
Zelman can't find room to land a body shot as Silajevas controls the action.
Zelman with a knee to the head.
Zelman struggles to land a body shot inside as Silajevas controls his hands.
Zelman scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Silajevas.
Silajevas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zelman has Silajevas pressed against the cage, preventing Silajevas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zelman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelman.
Tyson Zelman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelman has Silajevas pushed against the cage.
Silajevas misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Silajevas.
Silajevas tries a body shot but Zelman blocks it.
Zelman lands a good knee to the midsection. Silajevas won't want to take too many of those.
Zelman with a knee to the head.
Zelman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silajevas misses with a body punch.
Zelman tries to work over Silajevas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silajevas tries to throw a body punch but Zelman avoids it by throwing Silajevas back against the cage.
Silajevas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelman controls his hands.
Silajevas misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Zelman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Zelman!
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