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CFA 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Haworang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Stark (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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205 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Haworang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Odin Stark!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haworang defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haworang throws a head kick that misses.
Haworang throws a powerful right kick. Stark tried to block low but the kick was high! Stark was taken right off of his feet! Haworang jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jin Haworang!
After the fight, Jin Haworang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilem Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynard Acaleem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilem Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Reynard Acaleem!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acaleem.
Schneider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acaleem as he jumps to the side.
Acaleem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Acaleem showed some decent athleticism there.
Acaleem looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schneider is trying to control but can't.
Schneider wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Acaleem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acaleem working the head and body with strikes.
Schneider has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acaleem is working away from the top position though.
Acaleem winds up and cracks Schneider with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Acaleem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Acaleem scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schneider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schneider tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acaleem working the head and body with strikes.
Schneider is trying to control but can't.
Acaleem drops an elbow to the side of Schneider's head.
Acaleem working over Schneider with some ground and pound. Schneider looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schneider is rocked!
Acaleem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Schneider is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Acaleem lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Schneider! More strikes land and this one is all over! Acaleem jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reynard Acaleem!
Our winner, Reynard Acaleem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Zoolander (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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22
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizal Farahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farahin wants to clinch up but Zoolander keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander misses with the combination.
Zoolander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farahin's head backwards.
Zoolander blocks a head kick by Farahin.
A head kick misses from Zoolander.
Farahin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farahin tries to clinch but Zoolander is having none of it.
Zoolander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farahin.
Zoolander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xavier Zoolander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farahin checks a leg kick nicely.
Zoolander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoolander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farahin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoolander throws a lazy right hand but Farahin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farahin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoolander lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Zoolander misses its intended target.
Zoolander cracks Farahin with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Farahin misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander scores with a nice strike.
Zoolander avoids the head kick by Farahin.
Zoolander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farahin's hands.
Zoolander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Farahin is rocked!
It looks like Rizal Farahin has been cut.
Zoolander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Farahin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoolander Throws a clean left jab. Zoolander Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Farahin's chin! Farahin crumbles to the ground and Zoolander follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Zoolander!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xavier Zoolander!
Our winner, Xavier Zoolander, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gwetwara Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Marijuano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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19
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gwetwara Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Marijuano!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marijuano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marijuano lands with a nice combination. Low backs away looking to recover.
Low pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marijuano thows a body kick. Low tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marijuano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Low.
Marijuano has a takedown stuffed.
Marijuano tries to sprawl but Low drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Low frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Low punching from mount but Marijuano doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Low but it's paid off an Marijuano is forced to tap! Nice work by Low.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gwetwara Low!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavus Adolphus (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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28
255 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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230 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavus Adolphus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm looks for a takedown but Adolphus sprawls well.
Adolphus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grimm on his heels. He'll look to pass Grimm's guard now, I'm sure.
Adolphus throwing strikes from guard but Grimm blocks nicely.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Adolphus controlling him for the moment.
Adolphus is fighting to break Grimm's control of his arms but Grimm is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adolphus throwing strikes but missing.
Adolphus lands a couple of digs.
Adolphus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grimm is adopting a defensive guard.
Grimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adolphus throwing strikes from guard but Grimm blocks nicely.
Grimm has his hands on Adolphus's head, controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adolphus throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolphus throws a big elbow that misses.
Adolphus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grimm managing to control the position.
Adolphus preventing the sweep.
Adolphus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimm controlling Adolphus's posture.
Adolphus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adolphus distracts Grimm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adolphus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adolphus scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Adolphus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adolphus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grimm is adopting a defensive guard.
Grimm working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adolphus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grimm controls Adolphus momentarily but Adolphus frees himself.
Adolphus with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adolphus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grimm pulls Adolphus in to control the position.
Adolphus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adolphus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimm wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm controls Adolphus momentarily but Adolphus frees himself.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adolphus throwing strikes but missing.
Adolphus landing some decent shots from guard.
Grimm wants to sweep but no luck.
Adolphus throws a big right hand that misses.
Adolphus wants to pass the guard but Grimm is keeping the position.
Adolphus postures up and lands a big shot to Grimm's brow.
It looks like Riley Grimm has been cut.
Adolphus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adolphus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adolphus stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Adolphus postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has Adolphus pulled in close to control his posture.
Grimm trying to keep a closed guard but Adolphus is proving a slippery customer.
Adolphus won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Adolphus working some strikes from top position.
Grimm seems keen to control Adolphus's posture.
Adolphus throws a big right hand that misses.
Adolphus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adolphus landing with the ground and pound.
Adolphus with a nice head shot there.
Grimm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Adolphus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adolphus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adolphus is looking to work some ground and pound but Grimm has wrist control.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Adolphus controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavus Adolphus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adolphus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grimm was covering up waiting for the punch and Adolphus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adolphus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grimm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adolphus manages to get himself to full guard.
Grimm won't allow Adolphus to get back to his feet.
Grimm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adolphus wants to get back to his feet but Grimm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grimm throws a strike but Adolphus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adolphus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riley Grimm's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Adolphus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm looking to control.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adolphus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Adolphus controlling him for the moment.
Adolphus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adolphus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adolphus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimm has Adolphus pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adolphus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jeez, Riley Grimm's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Riley Grimm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gustavus Adolphus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Turnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Turnham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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20
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Turnham!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnham shoots in looking for a takedown but Degrizz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turnham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turnham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Degrizz. No joy for Turnham on that attempt.
Turnham scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Degrizz as Turnham shoots in.
Jim Degrizz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Turnham.
Turnham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turnham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Degrizz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turnham shoots in and drives through. Degrizz sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Degrizz. No joy for Turnham on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Degrizz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turnham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Degrizz tries to avoid it but Turnham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Degrizz to the ground. Degrizz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turnham tries to clinch up
and Degrizz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turnham shoots for a double leg takedown but Degrizz sprawls well. He's pushed Turnham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Degrizz walks into a left hand.
Shane Turnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnham looks to clinch
and Degrizz counters with a nice right hand that sends Turnham toppling to the canvas! Turnham scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Degrizz finish him?!
Turnham is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Degrizz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnham tries to close the distance and clinch but Degrizz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turnham closes the distance and pushes Degrizz back into the cage.
Degrizz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turnham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Turnham stops Degrizz from standing up.
Turnham looking to pass the guard.
Degrizz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Turnham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jim Degrizz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnham fails to land the takedown.
Turnham looks to clinch
and Degrizz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Degrizz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Degrizz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Turnham! Degrizz lets Turnham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Turnham is still on wobbly legs! Can Degrizz finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnham tries to clinch but Degrizz moves out of range.
Turnham seems to have recovered his senses.
Turnham looks to clinch
and Degrizz counters with a crisp right that sends Turnham to the canvas! Degrizz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Degrizz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Henrique Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Pichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pichai has chosen Solitary Man as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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29
193 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joao Henrique Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Phraya Pichai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pichai drives through and clinches with Acosta against the cage.
Acosta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice elbow from Pichai.
It looks like Joao Henrique Acosta has been cut.
Pichai lands a damaging elbow.
Pichai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pichai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pichai.
Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
Pichai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is getting worse.
Pichai lands a nice elbow.
Pichai lands an elbow inside.
Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pichai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pichai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pichai lands a damaging elbow.
Acosta is rocked!
Pichai lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Acosta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pichai throws an elbow but misses.
Acosta is pressed against the cage. Pichai pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Acosta! Two more big strikes from Pichai and Acosta crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phraya Pichai!
Our winner, Phraya Pichai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jomhod Kiatadisak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jomhod Kiatadisak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomhod Kiatadisak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirt McGirt!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatadisak wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by McGirt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiatadisak which made him look bad.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch
and McGirt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from McGirt.
Kiatadisak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jomhod Kiatadisak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGirt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiatadisak.
McGirt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiatadisak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGirt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiatadisak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGirt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGirt counters with a thumping low kick.
Kiatadisak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGirt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGirt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiatadisak.
Kiatadisak closes the distance but McGirt moves to the side
enabling McGirt to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatadisak darts in trying to clinch
and McGirt counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatadisak darts in trying to clinch
and McGirt counters with a series of strikes. Kiatadisak will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGirt circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGirt counters with a straight right hand.
Jomhod Kiatadisak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiatadisak darts in trying to clinch
and McGirt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch
and McGirt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiatadisak closes the distance but McGirt moves to the side
and McGirt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiatadisak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiatadisak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiatadisak moves to clinch but McGirt breaks away
and Kiatadisak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch
and McGirt counters with a left to the body.
Kiatadisak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGirt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiatadisak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiatadisak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGirt.
Kiatadisak takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGirt lands a jab.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch up but McGirt keeps it at a distance.
Kiatadisak tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGirt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiatadisak is looking to clinch.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up
and Kiatadisak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGirt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGirt throws a chopping leg kick but Kiatadisak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGirt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGirt cracks the inside of Kiatadisak's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch
and McGirt counters with a good low kick that Kiatadisak was not able to check.
Kiatadisak closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGirt counters with a nice body kick.
Kiatadisak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGirt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - McGirt coming out on top.
Good shot there by McGirt.
McGirt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiatadisak has time to react.
McGirt circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGirt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGirt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kiatadisak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kiatadisak is looking to clinch but McGirt is avoiding it.
A left lands for McGirt.
Kiatadisak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch up
enabling McGirt to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiatadisak takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but McGirt moves out of range.
Kiatadisak takes one to the chin there.
Kiatadisak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGirt counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiatadisak fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGirt scores with the left hand. Kiatadisak knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiatadisak darts in trying to clinch
letting McGirt counter with a right hand.
Kiatadisak is rocked!
McGirt throws an overhand right that lands on Kiatadisak's shoulder, as Kiatadisak tries to avoid the shot.
Kiatadisak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Kiatadisak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGirt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGirt throws a lazy right hand but Kiatadisak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGirt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiatadisak.
McGirt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiatadisak defends it nicely.
Kiatadisak wants to clinch
and McGirt counters with a huge left! Kiatadisak is in big trouble! He's backing up but McGirt isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kiatadisak from any more damage. A dominating finish by McGirt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirt McGirt!
Dirt McGirt is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Dirt McGirt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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