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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Sarsfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Da Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 The Island, Darren Sarsfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Da Tank!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sarsfield.
Sarsfield closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Da Tank did well to prevent Sarsfield getting side control.
Sarsfield throwing shots but Da Tank is blocking nicely.
Sarsfield is controlling the pace.
Da Tank is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarsfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Tank does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sarsfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarsfield tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Da Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsfield is nestled in close to Da Tank, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sarsfield 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.
Sarsfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Tank's head.
Sarsfield content to control rather than advance.
Da Tank looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sarsfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sarsfield tries to stand and escape but Da Tank is controlling the position.
Sarsfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Tank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Da Tank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sarsfield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsfield is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsfield is working hard here to advance position.
Da Tank tries to move to mount but Sarsfield blocks the move with his legs.
Sarsfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da Tank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Da Tank with the ground and pound but Sarsfield regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sarsfield gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Tank is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sarsfield holds on and takes a little breather.
Sarsfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Tank tries to stand but Sarsfield is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sarsfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarsfield, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarsfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Tank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Tank is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sarsfield scores with a takedown into Da Tank's guard.
Sarsfield preventing the sweep.
Sarsfield is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Da Tank working a defensive guard here.
Sarsfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sarsfield is fighting to break Da Tank's control of his arms but Da Tank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Da Tank keeping full guard, as Sarsfield tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Sarsfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da Tank throws a lazy head kick
and Sarsfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarsfield misses with a head kick.
Sarsfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarsfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Tank can do to turn this around?
Sarsfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Da Tank is rocked!
It looks like Frank Da Tank has been cut.
Da Tank looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarsfield is just out of range.
Da Tank is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarsfield finish him?
Da Tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sarsfield sneaks out the side door and pushes Da Tank away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Da Tank seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Tank doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Da Tank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarsfield fails with the takedown.
Da Tank wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Tank gets caught napping as Sarsfield dives in and scores a takedown. Da Tank manages to retain guard.
Da Tank trying to keep a closed guard but Sarsfield is proving a slippery customer.
Sarsfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Da Tank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarsfield stops Da Tank from standing up.
Da Tank keeping moving, preventing Sarsfield from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Tank working a defensive guard here.
Sarsfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sarsfield wants to control from the top but Da Tank keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sarsfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darren Sarsfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarsfield misses with a wild body shot.
Sarsfield scores with a leg kick.
Sarsfield pushes Da Tank away with a front kick.
Da Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarsfield looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Da Tank is trying to keep Sarsfield in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsfield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sarsfield stopping the sweep attempt from Da Tank.
Sarsfield lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Da Tank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Tank looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Tank, not yet.
Sarsfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sarsfield chips away with some ground and pound.
Sarsfield trying to control but Da Tank is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sarsfield drops back looking for a leg! Da Tank is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da Tank manages to kick Sarsfield off! Sarsfield jumps back into Da Tank's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sarsfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Sarsfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Da Tank's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sarsfield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Da Tank defends it nicely.
Sarsfield gets the takedown into side control.
Sarsfield trying to control the action but Da Tank is working from the bottom.
Da Tank keeps Sarsfield under control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarsfield wants to control but Da Tank is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsfield controlling the position.
Darren Sarsfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarsfield postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Da Tank is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sarsfield lands a few punches from side control.
Sarsfield creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Da Tank tries to bench press Sarsfield off him but Sarsfield keeps the position.
Sarsfield postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsfield tries for a kimura but Da Tank is defending well.
Sarsfield has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Da Tank throws a right hand that Sarsfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarsfield also avoids with ease.
Sarsfield closes the distance and clinches up with Da Tank, looking for a takedown. Sarsfield pushes Da Tank against the cage but Da Tank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Da Tank shoots in looking for a takedown but Sarsfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Tank's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sarsfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Sarsfield controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Tank with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Tank tries to get to full guard but Sarsfield has control of the leg.
Da Tank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sarsfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sarsfield trying to control the action but Da Tank is working from the bottom.
Sarsfield is pressing down on Da Tank's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Tank is holding on for now.
Da Tank is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarsfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Tank wants to control but Sarsfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sarsfield controlling the action here.
Sarsfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Tank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Tank moves into the clinch successfully.
Sarsfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Tank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank Da Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darren Sarsfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sarsfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Tank drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarsfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Sarsfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarsfield, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Sarsfield!
Darren Sarsfield made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This is the first step on my way to the top, i will become world champion. '.
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energy
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