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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Nightingale - The Glory Days as his entrance music. Tommy Victorio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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204 lbs
18 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sioux Sie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio missing with a left hand there. Sie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victorio.
Victorio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victorio misses with a hook.
Sie tries to clinch there but Victorio circles away.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sie misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Sie.
We've been told by Sie's head coaches at Ironfist MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sie avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sie moves away from the strike by Victorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victorio misses with a leg kick.
Sie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Victorio sprawls and moves away.
Victorio misses with a looping left.
Victorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victorio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Victorio thumps Sie with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie 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.
Sie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Victorio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Victorio looking to control.
Victorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Victorio dodges the ground and pound from Sie.
Sie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Victorio can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie misses with the ground and pound.
Victorio sneaks back into half guard.
Victorio is looking to control Sie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Victorio avoid being mounted?
Victorio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Victorio is trying to stand back up but Sie is controlling him
Victorio is trying to maintain the position but Sie is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Victorio wants to control but Sie is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sie trying to pass the guard but Victorio defending well.
Victorio is refusing to be controlled, as Sie sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sie passes into side control, despite Victorio's attempt to control the position.
Sie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Victorio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Victorio is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Victorio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Victorio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Victorio can't do much from the bottom here.
Victorio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sie.
Victorio struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Victorio is not content to let Sie control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sioux Sie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sie defending well as Victorio loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Victorio misses.
Sie thuds a left hand into Victorio's body.
Sie ducks under a wild hook from Victorio.
Sie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Victorio misses with a right hand
and Sie counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sie stuffs the takedown.
Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio blocks a jab.
Victorio throws out a counter right but Sie avoids it with no problem.
Victorio throws the left hand but Sie avoids the punch easily.
Victorio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sie counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Victorio punishes Sie's body with a nice straight punch.
Victorio connects with a crisp jab.
Sie looks to score with a jab to the body but Victorio is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie lands a jab to Victorio's midsection.
Victorio misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Victorio.
Victorio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sie.
Victorio throws a hook to the side of Sie's head but Sie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sie wants to work for an arm triangle but Victorio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sie controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie is looking to advance position but Victorio won't allow it.
Sie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Victorio trying to hold on to Sie's head to control him but Sie postures up.
Sie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Victorio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Victorio wants to improve his position but Sie is controlling well.
Sie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Victorio defending well though.
Victorio is controlling Sie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Victorio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Victorio misses with an uppercut
so Sie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Sie from controlling successfully.
Sie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victorio can do to turn this around?
Victorio uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Sie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Victorio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sie feints and then cracks Victorio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Victorio down.
Sie moves out of range as Victorio strikes.
Tommy Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws a push kick but Sie slaps the foot to one side.
Victorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Victorio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sie throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio tried to score with a low kick but Sie checks it.
Sie looks to land a left hand but Victorio moved out of range nicely.
Sie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Victorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Sie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Victorio backwards.
Victorio lands a left hand.
Victorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sie uses from the top position.
Victorio seems keen to control Sie's posture.
Victorio being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Sioux Sie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Victorio does no damage.
A left lands for Sie.
Sie avoids a kick to the body.
Sie needs to keep his hands up - Victorio had a free shot at his head there.
Sie slips a straight right by Victorio.
Victorio misses with a lunging right hand
and Sie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victorio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sie.
Victorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio throws a body shot but no joy.
Sie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sie staying out of range there.
Sie defending well as Victorio loads up on a big left hand.
Victorio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio misses the body punch
and Sie counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Victorio is keeping the position for now.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Sie from controlling successfully.
Sie throwing strikes but missing.
Sie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sie wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.
Victorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sie manages to get himself to full guard.
Sie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sie is on top in guard.
Sie pushing down on Victorio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Victorio wants to improve his position but Sie is controlling well.
Sioux Sie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sie seems to be looking for submissions.
Victorio is trying to maintain the position but Sie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio wants to get back to full guard.
Victorio trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Victorio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Victorio tries to hold on but Sie postures up.
Sie unloads with some shots from mount but Victorio bucks and avoids them well.
Sie looking for a guillotine from mount but Victorio is having none of it.
Sie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio wants to hold on but Sie pushes him away.
Sie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Victorio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sie prevents Victorio from getting the reversal.
Victorio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Victorio is working to get back to half guard.
Sie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Victorio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Victorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sioux Sie clearly takes that 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.
Sie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Victorio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sie fails with a takedown attempt.
Victorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sie connects with a right hand. Victorio shakes it off.
A low kick from Victorio misses
and Sie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Victorio is looking for a sweep. Sie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Victorio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Victorio gets full guard.
Victorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio wants to get back to his feet but Sie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Sie from controlling successfully.
Sie passes Victorio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Victorio is defending against the submission attempts here by Sie.
Victorio trying to hold on to Sie's head to control him but Sie postures up.
Sie wants to control but Victorio is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Victorio manages to get to full guard.
Sie wants to pass the guard but Victorio is keeping the position.
Victorio controls Sie momentarily but Sie frees himself.
Sie trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Victorio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sie blocks the body kick.
Sie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victorio throws out the jab.
Sie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victorio tries a quick counter leg kick but Sie is wise to it.
Sie scoring well with a low kick there.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Victorio has time to react.
Victorio connects with the punch.
Sie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victorio.
Victorio lands a jab to Sie's midsection.
Sie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victorio.
Sie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Sie.
Victorio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victorio throws a right hand that misses
and Sie counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio loads up on a big right hand but Sie slips the punch.
Sie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sie misses with a low kick.
Sie misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sie connects with a leg kick. Victorio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Sie.
Nice straight punches there by Victorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Victorio.
Sie throws a wild hook but Victorio just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sie gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Victorio raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Victorio!
A very excited looking Tommy Victorio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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