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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen Darude-Sandstorm as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Storm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Volkov pinned against the cage. Volkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Volkov swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm shoots in looking for a takedown but Volkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Viktor Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Storm darts in looking for a takedown but Volkov gets double underhooks and turns Storm into the cage.
Viktor Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Storm.
Volkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Storm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm moves forwards but Volkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Storm under the eye.
Volkov cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Viktor Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
It looked like Volkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Storm.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Volkov circles away.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm with the counter takedown but Volkov avoids it easily.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm slips under a jab from Volkov.
Storm defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Storm misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Storm with the counter takedown but Volkov avoids it easily.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Volkov's waist but Volkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm misses the jab.
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Nice body punch from Volkov.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Storm misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm goes for a double leg but Volkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Volkov continues to drive forward.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Volkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Storm shoots for a double leg takedown but Volkov sprawls well. He's pushed Storm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Storm staying out of range there.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Storm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Volkov but Volkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Volkov dominated that round.
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.
Volkov lands with an overhand left.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Storm misses.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volkov as he jumps to the side.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm blocks a jab.
Volkov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
A jab from Storm misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Storm slips a jab from Volkov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Storm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Volkov has got the better of the exchanges.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Viktor Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Storm.
Storm swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Storm takes one on the button.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkov throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volkov sprawls well. Volkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Volkov lands with a good body shot.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov jabs at Storm's body.
Storm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Viktor Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Storm avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov jabs at Storm's body.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
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!
Volkov lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Volkov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkov swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Volkov misses the jab.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Storm is trying desperately to land a takedown but Volkov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Storm.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Storm tries to counter it with a takedown but Volkov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Volkov throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
Volkov slips a straight right by Storm.
Volkov takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Volkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Storm blocks a jab.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
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!
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Volkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm slips under a jab from Volkov.
Storm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Volkov sprawls well initially but Storm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Storm is looking to advance position but Volkov won't allow it.
Storm trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Storm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Volkov is just riding it out for now. Storm eventually gives up the hold.
Volkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storm on the ground.
Storm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Storm.
Storm wants to finish this one by submission but Volkov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Storm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.
Storm working for a submission but Volkov is keeping him at bay.
Storm wants to finish this one by submission but Volkov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Storm.
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 Viktor Volkov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Volkov, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!
Viktor Volkov wins by unanimous decision!
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