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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xygozt Catastrophe (ranked 5808 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah St Saint (ranked 6124 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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232 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xygozt Catastrophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isiah St Saint!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catastrophe checks a low kick from St Saint.
Catastrophe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St Saint manages to circle out of the way.
St Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Saint.
Catastrophe looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Saint is one step ahead there.
Catastrophe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Saint slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Saint slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Catastrophe's face as St Saint controls the position.
Catastrophe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Catastrophe tries to get out of the position.
Catastrophe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from St Saint crashes against the mat.
Catastrophe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but St Saint presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
St Saint controlling from mount.
St Saint looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catastrophe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Saint is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Catastrophe manages to pull guard.
St Saint stays in close to Catastrophe's body and controls the position.
St Saint drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Saint jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Catastrophe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Saint showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Catastrophe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Catastrophe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Saint is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Saint tries for a takedown but Catastrophe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Catastrophe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Saint tries for a takedown but Catastrophe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Catastrophe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Catastrophe darts in and clinches St Saint up against the cage.
St Saint has had enough of the clinch but Catastrophe keeps him there for the moment.
St Saint drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Catastrophe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Xygozt Catastrophe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah St Saint.
St Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Catastrophe has him pressed against the cage.
Catastrophe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catastrophe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Saint clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
St Saint manages to escape to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah St Saint 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.
Catastrophe moves into the clinch.
St Saint tries for a takedown. No joy.
Catastrophe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Saint just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Saint throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Saint manages to pull guard.
St Saint trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Saint's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Saint looking for a sweep. Not yet St Saint, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Saint controls Catastrophe momentarily but Catastrophe frees himself.
Catastrophe stands and throws St Saint's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on St Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Catastrophe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St Saint rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Catastrophe's guard! Nice work there by St Saint!
St Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catastrophe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! St Saint escapes and throws Catastrophe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Catastrophe is looking to regain half guard here but St Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
St Saint sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Catastrophe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Saint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Catastrophe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Saint working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catastrophe tries to bench press St Saint off him but St Saint keeps the position.
St Saint tries for a kimura but Catastrophe is defending well.
Catastrophe is looking to regain half guard here but St Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
Catastrophe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Saint.
St Saint controls the position.
St Saint misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Saint throws a strike aimed at the side of Catastrophe's head but Catastrophe avoids it well.
St Saint controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Catastrophe tries to clinch but St Saint moves out of range.
St Saint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Saint takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Catastrophe avoids the elbow strike from St Saint, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah St Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Catastrophe misses with a takedown attempt - St Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Catastrophe throws a lazy uppercut
and St Saint counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Xygozt Catastrophe has been cut.
St Saint closes the distance and clinches.
St Saint throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Catastrophe blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on St Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from St Saint.
Catastrophe prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Saint pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Saint is on top in guard.
Catastrophe being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Saint gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Saint lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Saint shoots in for a takedown but Catastrophe shows good takedown defense.
Catastrophe is looking to clinch.
St Saint feints the counter takedown.
Catastrophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catastrophe misses with a takedown
and St Saint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Saint tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Catastrophe defends well and St Saint ends up having to push Catastrophe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Xygozt Catastrophe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah St Saint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catastrophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Saint gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Catastrophe is trying to pull guard but St Saint turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Catastrophe tries to pull guard but St Saint holds him up against the cage and eventually Catastrophe drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Catastrophe jumps guard but St Saint turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Saint gets control of Catastrophe's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Saint will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Saint is pulling down on Catastrophe's head to control his posture.
Catastrophe trying to control but St Saint is working from the bottom.
St Saint is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Catastrophe is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Saint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Catastrophe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catastrophe wants to control from the top but St Saint keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Saint trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catastrophe.
St Saint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Catastrophe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Catastrophe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Saint counters with a series of strikes. Catastrophe will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Catastrophe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St Saint tries to clinch up.
Catastrophe tries to clinch there but St Saint circles away.
St Saint shoots in but no luck this time.
Catastrophe thinks about countering with a head kick.
St Saint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Catastrophe just misses with a punch to the body.
Catastrophe lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Saint will feel that in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Saint tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Catastrophe as St Saint shoots in.
Catastrophe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xygozt Catastrophe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isiah St Saint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Saint moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isiah St Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Saint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isiah St Saint!
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energy
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RATING
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