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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laguni Salvadorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laguni Salvadorio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Laguni Salvadorio!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvadorio tries to bum rush Vondopolous with a series of wild strikes but Vondopolous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salvadorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salvadorio misses with a head kick.
Salvadorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvadorio connects with a single shot there.
Salvadorio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vondopolous.
Vondopolous instigates a clinch.
Vondopolous gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vondopolous keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Salvadorio is trying to stand back up but Vondopolous is controlling him
Vondopolous looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Vondopolous darts in and clinches Salvadorio up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvadorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vondopolous moves away from the strike by Salvadorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vondopolous is taking a breather. Salvadorio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vondopolous prevents Salvadorio from standing back up.
Vondopolous slows the pace down in half guard.
Salvadorio wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vondopolous controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Vondopolous shoots in and drives through. Salvadorio sprawls well.
Vondopolous dodges the punch combination from Salvadorio.
Laguni Salvadorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondopolous feints and as Salvadorio raises his hands in defense, Vondopolous changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous stands up and waves to Salvadorio to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvadorio throws a poor cross that misses
and Vondopolous counters with a nice uppercut.
Vondopolous throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salvadorio was covering up waiting for the punch and Vondopolous finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salvadorio wants to stand but Vondopolous is controlling the position.
Vondopolous controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vondopolous stops Salvadorio from standing up.
Salvadorio looks gassed!
Vondopolous looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Salvadorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvadorio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vondopolous stays in close to Salvadorio's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vondopolous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salvadorio is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Vondopolous shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvadorio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vondopolous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadorio misses with a combination
and Vondopolous counters with a single leg into guard. Salvadorio didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vondopolous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salvadorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salvadorio is looking to stand up but Vondopolous isn't so interested in that idea.
Vondopolous wants to pass the guard but Salvadorio is keeping the position.
Vondopolous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvadorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vondopolous is controlling him.
Vondopolous content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
A jab from Salvadorio misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopolous dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vondopolous moves into the clinch successfully.
Vondopolous lands with a right to the head.
Vondopolous scores with a shoulder strike.
Vondopolous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vondopolous jumps guard but Salvadorio stands there with Vondopolous around his waist. Vondopolous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salvadorio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vondopolous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvadorio backwards.
Vondopolous has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Salvadorio is trying to keep an underhook but Vondopolous manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vondopolous tries to pass to full mount but Salvadorio defends it.
Vondopolous is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vondopolous stops Salvadorio from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Vondopolous is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Ziggy Vondopolous wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vondopolous moves away from the strike by Salvadorio.
Salvadorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vondopolous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vondopolous is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvadorio's half guard.
Vondopolous controlling the action here.
Ziggy Vondopolous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vondopolous moves into full mount! Salvadorio won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvadorio wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vondopolous looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvadorio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondopolous controlling from the full mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vondopolous has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvadorio for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Ziggy Vondopolous wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Salvadorio misses with a few strikes there.
Salvadorio throws a lazy uppercut
and Vondopolous counters by moving into the clinch.
Vondopolous lands with a light punch inside.
Vondopolous has a couple of punches blocked by Salvadorio.
Salvadorio being controlled against the cage.
Vondopolous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous has Salvadorio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salvadorio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vondopolous will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salvadorio up against the cage.
Vondopolous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Vondopolous as the two fighters clinch.
Vondopolous turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vondopolous manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvadorio being controlled for a moment.
Salvadorio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopolous dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Salvadorio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vondopolous counters by moving into the clinch.
Vondopolous lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvadorio backwards.
Vondopolous breaks the clinch.
Salvadorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laguni Salvadorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vondopolous dives in and grabs Salvadorio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvadorio pushes down on Vondopolous's head and hops out.
Vondopolous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvadorio as he jumps to the side.
Salvadorio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vondopolous counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Salvadorio's guard now.
Vondopolous sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salvadorio wants to stand up but Vondopolous is controlling him.
Vondopolous gets to his feet. Salvadorio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondopolous tries to clinch but Salvadorio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous gets a clinch.
Vondopolous prevents Salvadorio from breaking the clinch.
Vondopolous stalling against the cage.
Salvadorio wants to get back to striking at distance but Vondopolous won't allow it.
Salvadorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vondopolous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvadorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vondopolous circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvadorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vondopolous looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vondopolous tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvadorio is retaining full guard.
Vondopolous is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vondopolous stops Salvadorio from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Vondopolous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Salvadorio.
Salvadorio misses with a few strikes there.
Vondopolous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvadorio as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Vondopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondopolous is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Salvadorio enables Vondopolous to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Salvadorio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vondopolous engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vondopolous prevents Salvadorio from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vondopolous gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vondopolous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvadorio throws out the jab.
Vondopolous drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salvadorio being controlled here, momentarily.
Ziggy Vondopolous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvadorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vondopolous is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ziggy Vondopolous wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Salvadorio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vondopolous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laguni Salvadorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadorio throws an overhand right that lands on Vondopolous's shoulder, as Vondopolous tries to avoid the shot.
Salvadorio throws a lazy head kick
and Vondopolous counters by moving into the clinch.
Salvadorio takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Vondopolous.
Vondopolous leaning against his opponent.
Vondopolous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salvadorio has had enough of the clinch but Vondopolous keeps him there for the moment.
Vondopolous prevents Salvadorio from breaking the clinch.
Vondopolous lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Vondopolous.
A shot in the inside from Vondopolous.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vondopolous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vondopolous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salvadorio.
Vondopolous gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Salvadorio regains guard.
Vondopolous is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Vondopolous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vondopolous, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Vondopolous!
Ziggy Vondopolous gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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