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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica comes to the cage accompanied by If you think I'm sexy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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30
221 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vedin Sirovica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Venture!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sirovica.
Sirovica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirovica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirovica moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Sirovica does no damage.
Sirovica takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venture looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirovica is just out of range.
Venture misses with a wild body shot.
Venture thows a body shot but no joy.
Sirovica connects with a solid leg kick.
Venture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirovica throws a one two combo.
Sirovica tries to clinch but Venture is having none of it.
Venture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sirovica looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Venture is fending him off so far but Sirovica persists. Nope, Venture circles away and we're back to standing.
Venture sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica connects with a right hand. Venture shakes it off.
Sirovica lands a head kick!
Venture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sirovica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Venture misses.
Sirovica pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Venture back to the cage. Sirovica follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirovica shoots in and bounces Venture off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Venture looks gassed!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sirovica pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venture is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirovica accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venture has his hands on Sirovica's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sirovica forces his way into half guard.
Venture is trying to get back to full guard.
Sirovica is looking for a kimura but Venture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sirovica to get the leverage.
Sirovica is trying to work for a kimura but Venture is defending well.
Sirovica throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sirovica wants to stand up but Venture is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture wants to improve his position but Sirovica is controlling well.
Sirovica is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Venture trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venture is not content to let Sirovica control the position.
Venture is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirovica.
Sirovica is thwarting Venture's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venture makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Venture.
Venture keeping moving, preventing Sirovica from controlling successfully.
Venture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirovica keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Venture's head.
Venture is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sirovica is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirovica trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedin Sirovica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Venture tries to keep at a distance but Sirovica has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sirovica scores with a knee to the head.
Venture has Sirovica pressed against the cage.
Sirovica is looking to take this one to the mat.
Venture has hold of one of Sirovica's legs. Sirovica is fighting the takedown attempt but Venture gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sirovica looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venture is one step ahead there.
Venture controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sirovica looking to control.
Vedin Sirovica overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sirovica manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Venture manages to get himself to full guard.
Sirovica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venture is trying to keep Sirovica in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sirovica is fighting to break Venture's control of his arms but Venture is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sirovica in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hank Venture wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sirovica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirovica darts in and clinches Venture up against the cage.
Venture looking to stall.
The referee calls for Sirovica to work.
Venture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sirovica is looking to clinch but Venture is avoiding it.
Sirovica lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirovica misses with a low kick as Venture jumps back.
Venture displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sirovica.
Sirovica slips a straight right by Venture.
Venture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sirovica closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Venture did well to prevent Sirovica getting side control.
Venture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirovica is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Venture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sirovica seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venture does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venture trying to hold on to Sirovica's head to control him but Sirovica postures up.
Venture is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sirovica scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sirovica wants to work for an arm triangle but Venture is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sirovica will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venture works his way to full guard. Good work.
Venture wants to sweep here but Sirovica controlling him for the moment.
Venture is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venture looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirovica is one step ahead there.
Sirovica trying to control but Venture is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedin Sirovica dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sirovica gets a clinch.
Sirovica breaks from the clinch.
Vedin Sirovica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venture.
Venture takes one to the chin there.
Sirovica feints and then cracks Venture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venture down.
Venture throws out a loose jab but Sirovica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venture misses with a two punch combination.
Sirovica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venture.
Sirovica looks to land a combination but Venture avoids it well.
A jab from Venture misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sirovica.
Venture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sirovica gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sirovica holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sirovica breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica swinging wildly here.
Venture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sirovica lands with a nice combination. Venture backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Hank Venture's cut even more.
Sirovica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Venture tries to avoid it but Sirovica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Venture to the ground. Venture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sirovica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Venture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venture jabs Sirovica to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sirovica throws a right hand that Venture ducks under and follows up with a left that Venture also avoids with ease.
Venture drives through with a takedown into Sirovica's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirovica is pulling down on Venture's head to control his posture.
Sirovica is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hank Venture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venture works his way to full guard. Good work.
Venture is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sirovica wants to control from the top but Venture keeps moving.
Venture is adopting a defensive guard.
Sirovica trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica wants to pass the guard but Venture is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Venture digs a good body shot into Sirovica's ribs.
Venture finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Venture throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.
Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venture.
Sirovica darts in and clinches Venture up against the cage.
Vedin Sirovica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sirovica wants a takedown but no success here.
Venture has picked Sirovica up - he's going for a ride! Venture dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sirovica is trying to maintain the position but Venture is very close to passing his half guard.
Sirovica wants to improve his position but Venture is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica is looking to control Venture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sirovica avoid being mounted?
Sirovica wants to improve his position but Venture is controlling well.
Sirovica is looking to control Venture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sirovica avoid being mounted?
Venture is looking to advance position but Sirovica won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venture is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vedin Sirovica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sirovica 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vedin Sirovica!
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