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WFC - 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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230 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly dives in and grabs Congo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Congo pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Congo circles away.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Congo jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Congo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kelly's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kelly's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obi Congo!
Obi Congo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, On Tap (Laundry in stock), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (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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300 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super 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 St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu misses with a looping right.
Trew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trew looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zulu!
Trew lands a few punches from side control.
Zulu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Zulu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trew tries for a kimura but Zulu is defending well.
Trew works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zulu struggling a bit here.
Trew working the ground and pound.
Trew 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trew swings around for an armbar but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trew's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu won't allow Trew to get back to his feet.
Trew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zulu.
Zulu trying to control but Trew is working from the bottom.
Trew throws a couple of heel strikes.
Zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Trew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trew trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulu is pulling down on Trew's head. It's preventing any offense from Trew, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zulu has momentary wrist control but Trew slips an elbow through the middle.
Trew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zulu is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zulu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zulu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zulu.
Zulu is still in real trouble! Can Trew finish him?
Zulu is trying to get back to half guard.
Zulu seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu keeps trying to improve his position.
Trew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Trew scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zulu is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Trew can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew retains his super heavyweight title!
Archie Trew gave a mention to On Tap (Laundry in stock) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Elasor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elasor comes to the cage accompanied by Kemuri - Time Bomb. Michael Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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27
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Elasor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hayes with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Elasor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hayes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elasor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Elasor circles away easily
letting Elasor counter with a right hand.
Leon Elasor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Elasor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown but Elasor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elasor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Elasor looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Elasor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes shoots in and drives through. Elasor sprawls well.
Elasor clinches up against the cage.
Elasor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Elasor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hayes stops Elasor from getting back to his feet.
Elasor trying to control but Hayes postures up.
Hayes is trying for a kimura here. Elasor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hayes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Hayes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iain Luxmoore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bag's choice of entrance music: living dead girl - rob zomie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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187 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iain Luxmoore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donny Bag!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luxmoore.
Luxmoore is trying to drag Bag to the mat but Bag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bag turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bag wants to stand but Luxmoore has his arm trapped.
Luxmoore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luxmoore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bag trying to control the action but Luxmoore is working from the bottom.
Luxmoore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bag throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luxmoore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bag wants to stand but Luxmoore has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bag is trying to control. Luxmoore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luxmoore wants to control the action here but instead Bag manages to pass to full mount!
Bag prevents Luxmoore from getting the reversal.
Luxmoore is working hard here to advance position.
Bag postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luxmoore looks a forlorn figure.
Luxmoore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bag landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luxmoore is breathing heavily.
Bag punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bag with a couple of short strikes.
Bag working for a guillotine from mount but Luxmoore is in no mood to give up.
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!
Luxmoore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bag landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bag looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bag lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bag blocks Luxmoore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Luxmoore is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag dominating with strikes here.
Bag can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luxmoore is looking to escape.
Bag is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Luxmoore to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Luxmoore shrugs it off.
Bag lands a couple of good shots and Luxmoore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Luxmoore is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bag lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag working for a choke but Luxmoore is defending well.
Luxmoore grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
What can Luxmoore do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Luxmoore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luxmoore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bag is persistently looking for the submission but Luxmoore is defending it well.
Bag wants to control but Luxmoore is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Bag dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bag stuffs the takedown.
Luxmoore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bag pinned against the cage. Bag gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luxmoore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bag unleashes a big counter combination but Luxmoore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Luxmoore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luxmoore blocks a head kick by Bag.
A head kick misses from Bag.
Luxmoore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bag sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luxmoore somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luxmoore tries to sprawl but Bag drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag wants to control but Luxmoore is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luxmoore tries to get to full guard but Bag has control of the leg.
Bag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bag looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bag is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Luxmoore is refusing to be controlled, as Bag sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag tries to stand and escape but Luxmoore is controlling the position.
Bag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bag is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Bag is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luxmoore is looking for a sweep. Bag is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Donny Bag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bag moves into full mount! Luxmoore won't be happy about that!
Bag pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag trying to control but Luxmoore is having none of it.
Luxmoore is trying desperately to improve position.
Bag tries to control but Luxmoore wriggling away.
Bag has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luxmoore's face.
Bag loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Luxmoore scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bag land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bag stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Bag!
A relieved looking Donny Bag thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki comes to the cage accompanied by Greek Anthem. Yeboah has chosen Turnstile - Death Grip as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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137 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah misses with a two punch combination.
Yeboah misses with a double jab
and Souvlaki counters with a single leg into guard. Yeboah didn't expect that.
Souvlaki distracts Yeboah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yeboah looking for a guillotine here but Souvlaki defends easily.
Souvlaki is stalling in the full guard.
Yeboah is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Souvlaki has his hands clasped together but Yeboah extends and breaks Souvlaki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Yeboah.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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