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WFC - 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavko Pakula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Gunines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Gunines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slavko Pakula!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakula moves into the clinch.
Pakula lands with a short shot to the head.
Pakula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pakula fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunines, pushing him back against the cage.
Pakula drops Gunines onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gunines is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunines fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pakula lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunines backwards.
Gunines is rocked!
Pakula's coach down at Fight Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pakula's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pakula pushes Gunines against the cage. Pakula is working some dirty boxing. Pakula pushes off with a quick right hook! Gunines goes down! Gunines tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pakula moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slavko Pakula!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanis Lupis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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230 lbs
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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 Tokyo, Kanis Lupis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Lupis, which made it look bad.
Lupis cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lupis as he jumps to the side.
Lupis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly feints and as Lupis raises his hands in defense, Kelly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lupis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lupis leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanis Lupis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupis tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lupis counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly looks winded!
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lupis scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lupis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lupis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lupis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lupis works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
Lupis cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Lupis throws a one two combo.
Lupis jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupis lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Lupis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly is rocked!
Lupis lands with a big left! Kelly is wobbled badly! Lupis comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kelly to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kanis Lupis!
A victorious Kanis Lupis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leigh Adams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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201 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leigh Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Rambler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a one two combo.
Rambler has his takedown stuffed
and Rambler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Adams has knocked Rambler down with a huge combo! Adams steps away and waves a wobbly Rambler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rambler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams dances in with a quick combination. Rambler is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Adams snaps Rambler's head back. Rambler stumbles backwards against the cage. Adams steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Rambler's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Rambler just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leigh Adams!
After the big win, Leigh Adams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drummond Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Acero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benito Acero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drummond Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benito Acero!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton clinches up with Acero and pushes him back against the cage.
Eaton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Acero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eaton avoids the elbow strike from Acero, against the cage.
Eaton blocks an elbow strike from Acero.
Eaton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Benito Acero has been cut.
Acero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eaton darts in and clinches Acero up against the cage.
Acero landing knees to the head.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Eaton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Acero backwards.
Eaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acero backwards.
Acero is rocked!
Acero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acero tries to score a body lock takedown but Eaton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Acero working hard to break the clinch.
Eaton is pushing Acero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eaton lands with a left to the head.
Eaton gets through Acero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Acero is still on wobbly legs! Can Eaton finish him?
Eaton managing to block the knees to the body from Acero.
Acero seems to have recovered his senses.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Acero trying to land knees to the body.
Eaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Acero is trying to stall.
Eaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Acero backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eaton.
Acero looks winded!
Eaton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eaton lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Eaton.
Eaton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Acero's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Acero drops to his knees and Eaton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drummond Eaton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allkindsa Bustinchapsup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolin Jang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustinchapsup's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mouth for war. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bolin Jang!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bustinchapsup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bustinchapsup with a hook.
It looks like Bolin Jang has been cut.
Jang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bustinchapsup.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bustinchapsup lands with a slapping head kick.
Bustinchapsup feints a jab promting Jang to slip. Bustinchapsup then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jang is rocked!
BAM! Bustinchapsup delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jang like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skinny McBones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
134 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinny McBones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Twister!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister drives through and clinches with McBones against the cage.
McBones is trying to break free.
Twister taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McBones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McBones tries a head kick but it misses.
Twister unleashes a big counter combination but McBones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Skinny McBones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McBones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Twister is working for a kimura but McBones is defending it quite comfortably.
McBones wants to get back to his feet.
Twister trying to mount his opponent but McBones defends it.
Twister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McBones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Twister.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBones wants to get back to his feet.
Twister is trying to work for a kimura but McBones is defending well.
McBones is trying to stand.
Twister is working for a submission of some sort.
Twister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Twister!
Yoshi Twister is the new bantamweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yoshi Twister waved his t-shirt featuring Tokyo United Fightwear 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes to the cage accompanied by Totalimmortal. Dundee has chosen Wake Me Up In a Land Down Under as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dundee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Lombard with that takedown attempt.
Dundee looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
Lombard throws a good cross that connects.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dundee moves away.
Dundee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard.
Lombard tries to clinch but Dundee moves out of range.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombard.
Lombard throws a hook but Dundee blocks it.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Dundee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard tries to pull guard but Dundee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lombard managing to block the knees to the body from Dundee.
Dundee missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee throws an elbow that misses.
Lombard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dundee walks away with a smile on his face. Lombard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dundee throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dundee dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Dundee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lombard's corner calls for a 1-2. Lombard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lombard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dundee pushes off an throws an elbow but Lombard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lombard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lombard jumps guard and drags Dundee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lombard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dundee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lombard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dundee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dundee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dundee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dundee works over Lombard with some ground and pound from guard.
Dundee is working Lombard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
Dundee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throwing strikes but missing.
Dundee is fighting to break Lombard's control of his arms but Lombard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lombard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dundee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lombard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lombard has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dundee should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lombard has tightened it up now! Dundee should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Lombard!
Rafael Lombard very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dicky Fatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wiremu Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dicky Fatton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Dicky Fatton has been cut.
Fatton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams drops Fatton with a beautiful combination! Fatton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
Fatton swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
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!
Fatton circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Williams. Fatton falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wiremu Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boom Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alfie Solomon enters the cage!
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boom Shot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfie Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon pushes off an throws an elbow but Shot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Shot.
Solomon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solomon avoiding damage as Shot throws knees to the body.
Solomon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shot is defending well for now.
Solomon looking to slow down the pace here.
Shot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shot.
Still in the clinch, Shot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shot working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Solomon to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot has a couple of punches blocked by Solomon.
Good body shot from Solomon.
Solomon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solomon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon misses with an uppercut.
Shot punishes Solomon's body with a nice straight punch.
Solomon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solomon throws a big shot that misses.
Shot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shot cracks Solomon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Alfie Solomon has been cut.
Solomon lands with a good body shot.
Solomon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solomon stuns Shot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Solomon is looking to slow Shot down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
Shot scores with a nice right hand.
Solomon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solomon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shot stuns Solomon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shot defending well as Solomon loads up on a big left hand.
Shot misses with a wild combination.
Solomon shoots in and bounces Shot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Solomon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon landing some decent shots from guard.
Solomon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shot is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Iron Works $800 Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Solomon postures up and lands a big shot to Shot's brow.
Shot wants to stand and escape but Solomon is having none of it.
Solomon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Solomon looking to sit in guard and control but Shot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four 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.
Shot stopping the sweep attempt from Solomon.
Solomon trying to keep a closed guard but Shot is proving a slippery customer.
Solomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solomon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shot defends it easily.
Solomon looking for a sweep. Not yet Solomon, not yet.
Solomon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boom Shot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfie Solomon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shot throws a body punch but Solomon moves out of range.
Shot avoids the body shot from Solomon.
Shot throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Solomon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shot tries to avoid it but Solomon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shot to the ground. Shot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alfie Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Shot counter with a right hand.
Shot swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Solomon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot misses with a series of wild punches.
Shot staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Solomon misses
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Solomon takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Shot.
Solomon is rocked!
Shot closes the distance and pushes Solomon back into the cage.
Solomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Shot finish him?
Shot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solomon seems to have recovered his senses.
Solomon throws an elbow but it misses.
Shot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Solomon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solomon.
Solomon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shot swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom Shot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shot lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solomon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solomon misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shot.
Solomon tries to land a knee to the head but Shot blocks with his arms.
Solomon misses with the head strike.
Solomon tightens his grip and picks Shot up, before dumping him to the ground. Shot manages to land in guard.
Solomon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shot is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Solomon, into his guard.
Shot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Solomon is keeping the position for now.
Shot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solomon can do to turn this around?
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Solomon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon wants to sweep but no luck.
Shot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Solomon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solomon is trying to control the position but Shot postures up.
Solomon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shot has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Solomon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Solomon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Solomon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solomon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solomon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shot is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Solomon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shot slows the pace down in half guard.
Solomon gets full guard.
Solomon wants to sweep here but Shot controlling him for the moment.
Solomon is looking for a triangle but Shot pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boom Shot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfie Solomon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Solomon gets a double leg takedown into Shot's guard.
Shot uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Solomon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Shot.
Solomon tried to score with a low kick but Shot checks it.
Shot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A lazy left from Solomon finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Solomon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
A punch combination from Shot misses.
Solomon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Shot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shot throws a quick counter kick to the body but Solomon avoids it.
Jab, jab by Solomon - just one landing.
Boom Shot is winning the standup battle so far.
Solomon shoots and misses
and Shot counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Solomon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solomon scores with a jab to the head.
Solomon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solomon scrambles back to his feet.
Shot rushes Solomon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shot struggles to land a body shot inside as Solomon controls his hands.
Shot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shot's elbow.
Shot managing to block the knees to the body from Solomon.
Shot cracks Solomon with a nice body shot.
Shot lands a nice shot to the body.
Solomon tries to work over Shot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Shot as the two fighters clinch.
Shot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Alfie Solomon's cut even more.
Shot lands an uppercut.
Shot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Shot.
Shot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shot lands a body shot.
Shot lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Shot.
Shot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shot lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Shot.
Shot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shot unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Solomon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shot is unloading with more strikes now! Solomon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boom Shot!
Boom Shot is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Boom Shot made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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