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OFC XXVII: Yellow Snow! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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137 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch up but Montgomery circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Montgomery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Montgomery was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brooks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Montgomery. What's that going to do exactly?
Montgomery won't let Brooks get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brooks is looking to improve his position but Montgomery isn't that keen on the idea.
Brooks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Montgomery. What's that going to do exactly?
Brooks tries to hold on but Montgomery postures up.
Brooks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brooks throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brooks squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throwing hammer fists to the chest of Montgomery. What's that going to do exactly?
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.
Montgomery scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
Montgomery lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montgomery controlling the pace for now.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Montgomery's attempts to control the action.
Brooks trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooks throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries to buck Montgomery off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks looks gassed!
Montgomery stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Montgomery forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks darts in trying to clinch
and Montgomery counters by clinching up.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks closes the distance but Montgomery moves to the side
and Montgomery moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Montgomery turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Montgomery manages to end up in side control.
Brooks is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Montgomery asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee asks Montgomery politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Montgomery prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery working the body and head with strikes.
Brooks is looking to reverse the position.
Brooks trying to control but Montgomery flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Montgomery not allowing Brooks to control his hands.
Brooks holding both Montgomery 's hands and preventing any damage.
Montgomery has the hooks in. Brooks is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Montgomery passes his arm under Brooks's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Brooks taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hatmake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinzo Toyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinzo Toyo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Hatmake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chinzo Toyo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatmake misses with an uppercut. Toyo saw that one coming.
Hatmake tries a head kick but it misses.
Toyo throws an overhand right that lands on Hatmake's shoulder, as Hatmake tries to avoid the shot.
Hatmake misses with a double jab.
Toyo rushes Hatmake and presses him up against the cage.
Hatmake pulls guard effortlessly.
Toyo postures up.
Hatmake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatmake looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Toyo has picked Hatmake up and slammed him! Hatmake can't keep hold of the triangle and Toyo manages to pass to side control!
Hatmake wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hatmake throws a few strikes from the bottom but Toyo takes advantage and mounts!
Hatmake wants to hold on but Toyo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatmake tries to buck Toyo off but he can't manage it.
Hatmake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toyo controlling from mount.
Hatmake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hatmake tries to hold on but Toyo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hatmake gets back to half guard.
Toyo wants to stand but Hatmake has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hatmake has one foot on Toyo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mark Hatmake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatmake closes the distance and clinches.
Hatmake tries to pull guard but Toyo holds him up against the cage and eventually Hatmake drops back down to his feet.
Hatmake avoiding damage as Toyo throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hatmake has had enough of the clinch but Toyo keeps him there for the moment.
Hatmake is breathing heavily.
Hatmake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toyo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatmake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toyo.
Hatmake looking to stall.
Hatmake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatmake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toyo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hatmake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyo lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Toyo.
Toyo cracks Hatmake with a nice body shot.
Hatmake avoiding damage as Toyo throws knees to the body.
Toyo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatmake or not.
Toyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatmake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toyo lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toyo tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Hatmake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mark Hatmake has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toyo scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatmake throws a head kick that misses.
Toyo wants to clinch.
Hatmake fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatmake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toyo.
Hatmake avoids the head kick by Toyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinzo Toyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hatmake'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.
Toyo bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hatmake! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Toyo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hatmake working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatmake trying to strike off his back.
Hatmake is trying to keep Toyo in close.
Hatmake working for a triangle but Toyo defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hatmake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hatmake working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toyo bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hatmake! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mark Hatmake's cut is getting worse.
Toyo stays in close to Hatmake's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyo is looking to stand up but Hatmake won't let him.
Hatmake has an active guard here but Toyo has managed to pass into half guard.
Hatmake trying to control from the bottom.
Toyo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toyo is looking to clinch but Hatmake is avoiding it.
Hatmake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mark Hatmake's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toyo tries to clinch but Hatmake moves out of range.
Toyo drops Hatmake with a nice combination! Toyo dives into Hatmake's guard, looking to finish!
Hatmake is rocked!
Jeez, Mark Hatmake's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Hatmake's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chinzo Toyo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kent Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida catches Ortega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Kent Ortega has been cut.
Ortega throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida feints and as Ortega raises his hands in defense, Machida changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machida drops back looking for a leg! Ortega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortega manages to kick Machida off! Machida jumps back into Ortega's guard.
Machida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Machida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Machida looking to control but Ortega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida cracks Ortega with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Machida throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Machida dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Machida wants to control the pace but Ortega is squirming around nicely.
Ortega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ortega tries to get out of the position.
Machida with shots to the head and body - Ortega looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ortega wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Machida.
Machida tries to control but Ortega wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortega is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Machida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Machida lands a big elbow.
Kent Ortega's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ortega taking shots to the head.
Machida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortega is in a horrible position here. Machida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jeez, Kent Ortega's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kent Ortega's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spider Machida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wendell Sailor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor scores with a sloppy right hand. Gotti should have avoided that one.
Gotti shoots in and drives through. Sailor sprawls well.
John Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sailor duly obliges.
Gotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti misses with a takedown attempt - Sailor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sailor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gotti momentarily.
Gotti tries to work over Sailor's front leg with a kick but Sailor checks it.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Sailor scores with a three punch combo!
Sailor throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Sailor as Gotti shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gotti tries to clinch but Sailor is having none of it.
Sailor throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti shoots in for a double leg but Sailor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Sailor stuffs the takedown.
Gotti walks into a left hand.
Gotti is rocked!
It looks like John Gotti has been cut.
Sailor stuns Gotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sailor Rushes Gotti and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Gotti is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sailor Piles on the pressure and Gotti crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendell Sailor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Tourlini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brad Sullivan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Tourlini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tourlini.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sullivan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tourlini to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Brad Sullivan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tourlini lands a right hook to the body.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Tourlini lands a lovely overhand right.
Sullivan ducks into an uppercut from Tourlini and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augusto Tourlini!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Quall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altin Rraklli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Blast. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Quall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Altin Rraklli!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rraklli throws a nice looking combination but Quall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Altin Rraklli has been cut.
Rraklli closes the distance and clinches.
Quall managing to block the knees to the body from Rraklli.
Rraklli blocks a body shot from Quall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rraklli is trying to maintain a safe position but Quall gets an underhook and turns Rraklli into the cage.
Quall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rraklli looking to throw knees to the head but Quall is blocking nicely.
Quall throws a head punch that misses.
Quall is trying to maintain a safe position but Rraklli gets an underhook and turns Quall into the cage.
Rraklli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quall throws a head punch that misses.
Quall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rraklli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Quall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rraklli taking a breather.
Rraklli looking to slow down the pace here.
Quall effectively controlling the action here.
Rraklli missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Quall fails to land.
Rraklli blocks an uppercut.
Quall misses with the head strike.
Quall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall tries to bum rush Rraklli with a series of wild strikes but Rraklli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rraklli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quall throws and low kick but Rraklli moves out of range easily.
Rraklli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rraklli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like James Quall has been cut.
Rraklli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quall's head.
James Quall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quall looks to land a body kick but Rraklli moved away.
Rraklli misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Rraklli.
Quall is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Rraklli scores with a four punch combination!
Rraklli clinches.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rraklli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quall.
Quall has a couple of punches blocked by Rraklli.
Quall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rraklli has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rraklli.
Rraklli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rraklli lands a knee to the body.
Quall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rraklli lands a knee to the body.
Quall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quall misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rraklli continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Knees to the body from Rraklli.
Rraklli scores with a knee to the head.
Rraklli looking to throw knees to the head but Quall is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Rraklli.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rraklli lands a knee to the head.
Rraklli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rraklli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rraklli.
Quall wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Quall fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rraklli tries to land knees in the clinch but Quall avoids the damage to the body.
Quall wants to break free but Rraklli has control.
Rraklli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rraklli.
Rraklli missing with knees to the body.
Quall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quall avoiding damage as Rraklli throws knees to the body.
Quall takes an elbow to the temple.
Rraklli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quall blocks it with crossed arms.
Quall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rraklli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Quall - that landed with a thud.
Quall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rraklli stalling against the cage.
Quall swings wildly with an uppercut but Rraklli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rraklli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Quall - that landed with a thud.
Quall looking to slow down the pace here.
Quall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rraklli tries to land knees in the clinch but Quall avoids the damage to the body.
Rraklli lands a knee to the head.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quall trying to land knees to the body.
Quall lands with a light punch inside.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quall wants to get back to striking at distance but Rraklli won't allow it.
Rraklli scores with a knee to the head.
Quall breaks the clinch.
Quall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rraklli counters with a nice body kick.
Quall looks to land a left hand but Rraklli moved out of range nicely.
Quall looks to land a body kick but Rraklli moved away.
Rraklli misses with a looping right.
Rraklli clinches up with Quall and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quall takes an elbow to the temple.
Rraklli lands a nice elbow.
Quall looking to slow down the pace here.
Rraklli with a knee to the head.
Come on Quall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altin Rraklli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quall misses with a looping left.
Quall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rraklli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rraklli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rraklli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rraklli trying to land knees to the body.
Rraklli prevents Quall from breaking the clinch.
Rraklli crunches a lovely knee into Quall's ribcage.
Rraklli blocks a body shot from Quall.
Quall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quall breaks from the clinch.
Rraklli throws a head kick but Quall moves out of range.
Quall misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quall looks to score with a jab to the body but Rraklli is just out of range.
Rraklli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rraklli throws a head kick but Quall moves out of range.
Quall throws a low kick but Rraklli avoids it.
Rraklli closes the distance and clinches.
Quall throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rraklli keeps control of Quall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quall throws a punch but it's blocked by Rraklli.
Rraklli tries to land knees in the clinch but Quall avoids the damage to the body.
Quall has had enough of the clinch but Rraklli keeps him there for the moment.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rraklli stalling.
Quall breaks from the clinch.
Quall misses with a series of wild punches.
James Quall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rraklli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
Rraklli throws a sloppy body shot
and Quall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to de liver by Rraklli. Beautiful body shot.
Rraklli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rraklli moves into the clinch.
Quall wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rraklli lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rraklli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rraklli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rraklli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rraklli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quall blocks it with crossed arms.
Rraklli lands an elbow just above Quall 's eye.
Rraklli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altin Rraklli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rraklli looking to throw knees to the head but Quall is blocking nicely.
Quall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rraklli is keeping busy.
Rraklli just leaning against Quall, taking a breather.
Quall lands a hook that snaps the head of Rraklli backwards.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Rraklli.
Quall misses with some punches.
Rraklli leaning against his opponent.
Rraklli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rraklli with a knee to the head.
Quall wants to get back to striking at distance but Rraklli won't allow it.
Quall misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quall stalling in the clinch but Rraklli improves position.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rraklli stalling in the clinch but Quall improves position.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rraklli controlling the action here for a moment.
Rraklli blocks an uppercut.
Quall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quall misses with the head strike.
Quall can't break the clinch.
Rraklli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quall's face.
Quall avoiding damage as Rraklli throws knees to the body.
Quall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quall lands with a light punch inside.
Rraklli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quall lands a body punch.
Quall tries to break the clinch but Rraklli is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quall lands a body shot.
Quall cracks Rraklli with a nice body shot.
Rraklli prevents Quall from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall is trying to break the clinch but Rraklli has him pressed against the cage.
Rraklli lands an elbow that stopped Quall in his tracks for a moment.
Quall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quall throws a jab but it's blocked by Rraklli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rraklli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quall lands with a shot to the body.
Rraklli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quall.
Rraklli misses with a wild combination.
Quall misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Quall misses the target.
Quall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rraklli misses with a head kick.
Rraklli throws the kick towards the body but Quall avoids it.
Quall throws a body punch but Rraklli moves out of range.
Quall throws an overhand right that lands on Rraklli's shoulder, as Rraklli tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altin Rraklli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rraklli cracks the inside of Quall's front leg.
Quall lands a really nice looking cross but Rraklli seems unphased.
Quall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rraklli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rraklli misses with a head kick.
Rraklli closes the distance and clinches.
Rraklli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rraklli is looking to control Quall's arms but Quall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rraklli has his back to the cage.
Quall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quall avoiding damage.
Quall gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rraklli lands an elbow inside.
Rraklli keeps control of Quall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quall looking to slow down the pace here.
Rraklli scores a nice knee to the body.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quall taking a breather.
Rraklli lands a knee to the head.
Rraklli lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rraklli.
Rraklli taking a breather.
Rraklli landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rraklli lands a knee to the body.
Quall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rraklli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rraklli!
Rraklli gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Rraklli.
Quall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rraklli blocks it with crossed arms.
Quall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quall is looking to control Rraklli's arms but Rraklli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quall has his back to the cage.
Rraklli controlling the action here for a moment.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quall is looking to break free of the clinch but Rraklli has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rraklli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quall trying to stall but Rraklli improves his position.
Rraklli lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rraklli blocks an uppercut.
Quall tries to break the clinch but Rraklli is controlling the position.
Quall throws a head punch that misses.
Quall swings wildly with an uppercut but Rraklli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quall tries a body shot but Rraklli blocks it.
Quall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rraklli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Quall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rraklli gets a clinch.
Quall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rraklli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rraklli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Quall scores with a shot to the side of Rraklli's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rraklli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rraklli missing with knees to the body.
Quall wants to get back to striking at distance but Rraklli won't allow it.
Quall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quall wants to break free but Rraklli has control.
Quall wants to break free but Rraklli has control.
Rraklli scores a nice knee to the body.
Rraklli trying to stall but Quall improves his position.
Rraklli blocks a body shot from Quall.
Quall can't break the clinch.
Come on Rraklli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rraklli is keeping busy.
Quall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quall tries to throw a body punch but Rraklli avoids it by throwing Quall back against the cage.
Quall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rraklli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rraklli lands a nice knee to the body.
Rraklli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rraklli scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Rraklli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James Quall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Rraklli landing knees to the head.
Quall trying to stall but Rraklli improves his position.
Quall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quall has had enough of the clinch but Rraklli keeps him there for the moment.
Rraklli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quall managing to block the knees to the body from Rraklli.
Quall is looking to break free of the clinch but Rraklli has double underhooks.
Quall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rraklli scores a nice knee to the body.
Quall misses with a punch on the inside.
Quall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rraklli has him pressed against the cage.
Quall tries to work over Rraklli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rraklli is looking to control Quall's arms but Quall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rraklli has his back to the cage.
Quall managing to block the knees to the body from Rraklli.
Quall avoiding damage as Rraklli throws knees to the body.
Rraklli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quall looking to stall.
Quall lands a nice uppercut.
Rraklli blocks an uppercut.
Altin Rraklli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quall is looking to control Rraklli's arms but Rraklli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quall has his back to the cage.
Rraklli landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Altin Rraklli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rraklli 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altin Rraklli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Triad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Milner's choice of entrance music: Wanted Dead or Alive. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Triad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sterling Milner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Triad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Milner finds it's way round the side to connect with Triad's head.
A big right from Milner misses.
Milner throws a series of punches but Triad avoids them all with ease.
Milner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Triad tries to clinch up but Milner circles away and keeps his distance.
Triad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Triad showed some decent athleticism there.
Milner is trying to control but can't.
Milner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Triad stalling.
Triad is trying to control the action in half guard but Milner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Triad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Milner defends it well.
Milner wants to improve his position but Triad is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Triad manages to mount him!
Milner looks gassed!
Triad with the ground and pound from mount.
Triad content just to control the position here.
Milner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Milner is squirming around, avoiding Triad's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Triad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Triad gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triad throws a head kick but Milner moves out of range.
Triad 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milner wants to control the position but Triad says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Triad content to control rather than advance.
Triad winds up and cracks Milner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Triad works his foot free and advances to mount.
Triad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Triad 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.
Triad landing punches.
Triad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Milner?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Triad controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triad trying to control but Milner is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Triad looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Milner covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Triad!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abder Ramdane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothar Dornier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dornier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prussian March "Frei Weg". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abder Ramdane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Dornier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dornier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dornier clinches.
Knees to the body from Dornier.
Ramdane is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dornier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dornier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dornier is looking to clinch but Ramdane is avoiding it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Dornier and Ramdane falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Dornier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lothar Dornier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Peckerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Peckerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peckerson gets a takedown into half guard.
Peckerson wants to advance to full mount but Crosby doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Peckerson preventing the sweep.
Peckerson thows a big elbow that misses.
Peckerson forces his way into half guard.
Peckerson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby suckers Peckerson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Crosby is now in Peckerson's guard!
Peckerson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Crosby has passed into side control.
Peckerson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peckerson tries to get out of the position.
Peckerson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peckerson trying to remain calm as Crosby controls from the top position.
Peckerson is trying to work for a sweep but Crosby has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson is trying to escape the mount.
Peckerson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peckerson 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.
Peckerson trying to control but Crosby postures up.
Crosby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peckerson is trying to get back to full guard.
Crosby trying to control from half guard but Peckerson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Peckerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peckerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peckerson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peckerson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peckerson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peckerson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peckerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Peckerson landing strikes from the mount.
Crosby taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peckerson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crosby is in a horrible position here. Peckerson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peckerson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crosby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby wants to control but Peckerson is having none of it.
BOOM! Peckerson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peckerson wants to control the pace but Crosby is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Peckerson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Peckerson punching from mount but Crosby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Peckerson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crosby is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson working Crosby over with strikes here.
Peckerson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peckerson throwing strikes here but Crosby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peckerson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crosby is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Peckerson! Crosby is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Peckerson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Limoncello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limoncello comes to the cage accompanied by Swamped - Lacuna Coil. Angle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TNA Kurt. Kurt Angle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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240 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Limoncello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Angle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Angle shoots in but no luck this time.
Limoncello tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Angle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ricardo Limoncello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Angle.
Limoncello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Limoncello!
Angle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Limoncello because Angle loaded up on that one.
Limoncello wants to hold on but Angle pushes him away.
Angle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Limoncello looks a forlorn figure.
Limoncello really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Limoncello is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limoncello wants to control but Angle is having none of it.
Limoncello keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Limoncello avoids a strike by Angle and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Angle's guard! Fantastic escape!
Angle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Limoncello manages to pass to side control.
Limoncello controlling the action here.
Limoncello is trying to control the action in half guard but Angle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Limoncello controlling the action here.
Angle tries to roll over but Limoncello keeps him under control.
Angle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Angle wants to improve his position but Limoncello is controlling well.
Limoncello is trying to control. Angle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limoncello wants to stand but Angle has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Limoncello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angle, pushing him back against the cage.
Angle takes a shot to the head.
Limoncello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limoncello.
Limoncello tries to land knees in the clinch but Angle avoids the damage to the body.
Limoncello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Limoncello digs a right hand into Angle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Angle's gas tank.
Limoncello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Limoncello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Limoncello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
Limoncello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Limoncello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Angle goes for a takedown attempt but Limoncello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limoncello throws a jab when Angle was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Angle or perhaps it was just good defense by Limoncello which made him look bad.
Angle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricardo Limoncello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angle looks gassed!
Limoncello misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
Limoncello Rushes Angle and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Angle is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Limoncello Piles on the pressure and Angle crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Limoncello!
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