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TCA 12 - Generations PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Morlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that George Coleman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily George Coleman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Morlin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Morlin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Coleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coleman stands up.
Morlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Morlin. Morlin gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Morlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morlin shoots and misses
and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control.
George Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Coleman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morlin!
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morlin wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing punches.
Coleman 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.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Morlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morlin'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Morlin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Morlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morlin stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Morlin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman moves out of range as Morlin throws a body kick.
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
Morlin stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morlin scores with a head kick.
Morlin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coleman closes the distance and pushes Morlin back into the cage.
Coleman manages to pull guard.
Coleman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morlin!
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Coleman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morlin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morlin shrugs it off.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Morlin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morlin is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morlin is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morlin is surviving well by controlling Coleman's body position as best he can.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morlin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman looking to finish Morlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morlin!
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that Morlin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Morlin is staying in there.
Coleman working Morlin over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morlin shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Morlin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Morlin on that attempt.
Morlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Morlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Morlin avoids nicely.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morlin throws a head kick that misses
letting Coleman counter with a right hand.
No luck for Morlin with that takedown attempt.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morlin pinned against the cage. Morlin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in for a double leg but Morlin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Morlin persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Morlin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Morlin which made him look bad.
Morlin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like George Coleman has been cut.
Morlin shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Morlin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Morlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has Morlin up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Morlin slams his shin into Coleman's torso.
Morlin fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in but Morlin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Morlin shoots in.
Xavier Morlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morlin misses with a takedown
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman slips nicely into half guard.
Coleman works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coleman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Coleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henk Voetzool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henk Voetzool could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Porter's chin.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henk Voetzool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Porter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter closes the distance and clinches.
Voetzool connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porter's face.
It looks like Harry Porter has been cut.
Porter takes an elbow to the temple.
Voetzool unloads a knee to the mid-section. Porter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Porter looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Voetzool.
Voetzool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voetzool avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter throws a head kick that misses
and Voetzool cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henk Voetzool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voetzool cracks Porter with a hook to the temple - Porter is on wobbly legs here! Voetzool swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Porter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Voetzool wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henk Voetzool!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael O Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Edoardo Bertolone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edoardo Bertolone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael O Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertolone with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Dwyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael O Dwyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Dwyer misses with a few strikes there.
O Dwyer has Bertolone up against the cage in a clinch.
O Dwyer wants the takedown. Bertolone is fighting it off but O Dwyer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bertolone's guard against the cage.
O Dwyer throws a strike but Bertolone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bertolone trying to control but O Dwyer is working from the bottom.
O Dwyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertolone stopping the sweep attempt from O Dwyer.
Bertolone wants to control from the top but O Dwyer keeps moving.
Bertolone landing some decent shots from guard.
O Dwyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bertolone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dwyer pulls Bertolone in close to prevent any damage.
Bertolone trying to control the position from guard on top but O Dwyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bertolone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Dwyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertolone looking to sit in guard and control but O Dwyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Dwyer content to stall in guard here.
O Dwyer scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bertolone is keeping the position for now.
Bertolone is trying to keep O Dwyer in close.
Bertolone is really struggling to control O Dwyer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Dwyer won't allow Bertolone to sweep him here.
O Dwyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bertolone trying to keep a closed guard but O Dwyer is proving a slippery customer.
O Dwyer wants to pass the guard but Bertolone is keeping the position.
O Dwyer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bertolone 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.
Bertolone controls O Dwyer momentarily but O Dwyer frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edoardo Bertolone.
O Dwyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertolone fails with the takedown
and O Dwyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bertolone tries for a takedown but O Dwyer circles away easily
and O Dwyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edoardo Bertolone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Dwyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - O Dwyer scores with a four punch combination!
O Dwyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Dwyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Dwyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Dwyer swinging wildly here.
O Dwyer looks gassed!
Bertolone shoots in looking for a takedown but O Dwyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bertolone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone has a takedown stuffed.
Bertolone shoots and misses
and O Dwyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bertolone thinking.
O Dwyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Dwyer looks to land a combination but Bertolone avoids it well.
Bertolone shoots in for a double leg but O Dwyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Dwyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bertolone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bertolone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Dwyer but O Dwyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bertolone fails with the takedown
and O Dwyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bertolone's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bertolone is on top in guard.
Bertolone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bertolone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael O Dwyer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bertolone closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Dwyer circles away.
O Dwyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bertolone's half guard.
O Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bertolone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Dwyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Dwyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bertolone's head.
Bertolone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Dwyer looking to pass the guard.
O Dwyer is looking to advance position but Bertolone has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bertolone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Dwyer hang on?
O Dwyer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dwyer tries to reverse the position but Bertolone maintains control.
O Dwyer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
O Dwyer is breathing heavily.
Bertolone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Dwyer is looking to escape.
Bertolone is landing with some decent strikes but O Dwyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Dwyer working to try and regain half guard.
Bertolone is working for a guillotine from mount but O Dwyer frees his head quite easily.
O Dwyer is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bertolone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Dwyer is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertolone is trying to keep O Dwyer in close.
Bertolone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bertolone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bertolone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Bertolone there.
Bertolone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Dwyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone landing punches.
O Dwyer is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Bertolone locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! O Dwyer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edoardo Bertolone!
After winning the bout, Edoardo Bertolone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Brantley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard Vice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Brantley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Vice!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brantley stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brantley.
Vice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vice fails to land the takedown.
Vice with a poor takedown
and Brantley counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bernard Vice has been cut.
Lukas Brantley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Vice.
Brantley stuffs the takedown.
Brantley feints and then cracks Vice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vice down.
Vice looks gassed!
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!
Brantley lands a left and a right that sends Vice crashing to the canvas! Brantley dives into mount looking to finish!
Vice is rocked!
Brantley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vice is surviving well by controlling Brantley's body position as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brantley with the ground and pound from mount.
Brantley 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice working to try and regain half guard.
Brantley lands a big shot there that rocks Vice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vice is squirming around, avoiding Brantley's attempts to control the action.
Brantley scoring with strikes but Vice is staying in there.
Brantley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brantley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brantley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brantley raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brantley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Vice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brantley wants to control the pace but Vice is squirming around nicely.
Brantley with shots to the head and body - Vice looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brantley dominating with strikes here.
Brantley is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Brantley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lukas Brantley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Alejandro Solano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Monthan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Counter striker
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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, Juan Alejandro Solano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Monthan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monthan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monthan is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Monthan 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.
Monthan is looking for a kimura but Solano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Monthan to get the leverage.
Monthan is looking for a kimura but Solano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Monthan to get the leverage.
Monthan is working for a kimura but Solano is defending it quite comfortably.
Solano tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Monthan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monthan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Solano is surviving well by controlling Monthan's body position as best he can.
Solano is trying to escape the mount.
Monthan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Solano wants to hold on but Monthan pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monthan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Solano is surviving well by controlling Monthan's body position as best he can.
Solano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Monthan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Solano is on top in guard.
Monthan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Solano stopping the sweep attempt from Monthan.
Monthan pulls Solano in close to prevent any damage.
Solano preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monthan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Solano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monthan keeping full guard, as Solano tries to pass.
Monthan is controlling Solano's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Larry Monthan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Solano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monthan moves into the clinch.
Monthan breaks the clinch.
Monthan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Solano is looking to improve his position.
Monthan wants to work for an arm triangle but Solano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monthan is working for a submission of some sort.
Solano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Solano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Monthan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Solano misses with a few strikes there.
Monthan throws a lazy right hand but Solano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Solano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monthan moves away.
Monthan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monthan clinches.
Monthan pushes Solano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solano tries for a takedown but Monthan manages to get underhooks.
Solano wants to take the fight to the mat but Monthan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monthan decides to pull guard.
Monthan pushes a forearm under Solano's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Solano is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Monthan!
Larry Monthan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gouki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Appllo Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
170 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Gouki Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Appllo Cage!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba tries a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage fails to land the takedown.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage is looking for a takedown.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakuraba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gouki Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Appllo Cage.
Cage is trying to pull guard but Sakuraba has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba scores with a jab. Cage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Appllo Cage has been cut.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cage works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cage trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Cage wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Appllo Cage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sakuraba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Cage is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakuraba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cage somewhat.
Sakuraba drops Cage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cage looks back up at him and smiles so Sakuraba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cage is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Cage is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cage seems to have recovered his senses.
Cage looks gassed!
Cage moves into range and clinches up with Sakuraba.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sakuraba manages to break the clinch.
Cage shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakuraba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Appllo Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba lands a big right hand that sends Cage crashing to the mat! Sakuraba stays standing though and waves Cage back to his feet!
Sakuraba lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Cage out cold! Cage is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gouki Sakuraba!
Gouki Sakuraba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Fior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Zombie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastian Fior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie moves into the clinch.
Zombie letting Fior take a breather here.
Zombie avoiding damage as Fior throws knees to the body.
Zombie lands an uppercut.
Zombie is working Fior over against the cage.
Fior lands a knee to the body.
Zombie is looking to control Fior's arms but Fior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zombie has his back to the cage.
Fior slows down the pace here.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Fior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zombie up against the cage.
Fior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zombie blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie struggles to land a body shot inside as Fior controls his hands.
Fior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fior is looking to clinch.
Zombie checks the leg kick.
Zombie drives through and clinches with Fior against the cage.
Zombie tries to work over Fior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zombie blocks it with crossed arms.
Fior dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie blocks an elbow strike from Fior.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but Fior avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the cage.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fior doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fior missing with knees to the body.
Zombie letting Fior take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zombie has him pressed against the cage.
Fior lands a knee to the body.
Fior trying to land knees to the body.
Fior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zombie's face.
Fior taking a breather.
Zombie wants to stall.
Fior stalling against the cage.
Zombie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Fior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zombie misses with a body punch.
Fior pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fior blocking some punches.
Zombie looking to slow down the pace here.
Fior misses with an elbow strike.
Fior pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zombie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Fior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fior moves in looking to clinch but Zombie pushes him off.
Fior moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
Fior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombie rushes Fior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Fior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zombie's defenses.
Zombie dodges an elbow strike from Fior.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but Fior avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the cage.
Fior working Zombie over with knees to the body.
Fior managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
Zombie tries to work over Fior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fior misses with a knee strike.
Zombie landing knees to the body.
Fior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fior crunches a lovely knee into Zombie's ribcage.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie leaning against his opponent.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zombie tries to work over Fior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fior stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie taking a breather.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastian Fior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fior'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.
Fior managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
Fior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zombie clinches up with Fior and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Fior to work.
Zombie avoiding damage as Fior throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zombie is trying to maintain a safe position but Fior gets an underhook and turns Zombie into the cage.
Fior blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fior just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zombie's brow.
Zombie avoids the elbow strike from Fior, against the cage.
Fior tries to land a knee to the head but Zombie blocks with his arms.
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Zombie blocks an elbow strike from Fior.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Fior pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fior leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Fior - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fior landing knees to the head.
Fior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Zombie is leaning against Fior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zombie is trying to push Fior away but Fior has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zombie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zombie gets through Fior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fior breaks the clinch.
Rob Zombie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zombie moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie looking to stall.
Fior takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Fior dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zombie has managed to clinch.
Fior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zombie.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fior trying to control the position but instead, Zombie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fior into the cage.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fior's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fior obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fior.
Fior misses with an elbow strike.
Fior misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fior tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Fior looking to throw knees to the head but Zombie is blocking nicely.
Fior is looking to control Zombie's arms but Zombie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fior has his back to the cage.
Come on Fior - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zombie avoids the elbow strike from Fior, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zombie.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zombie moves into range and clinches up with Fior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fior blocks a body shot from Zombie.
Fior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zombie is keeping busy.
Zombie trying to land knees to the body.
Fior trying to land knees to the body.
Fior stalling in the clinch but Zombie improves position.
Fior seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Zombie is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bastian Fior.
Fior tries to clinch but Zombie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fior.
Fior moves into the clinch.
Zombie avoiding damage as Fior throws knees to the body.
Fior missing with knees to the body.
Fior tries a knee to the head but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fior misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zombie is trying to break free.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fior.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
Fior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zombie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Fior clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fior tries to keep at a distance but Zombie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fior controlling the action here for a moment.
Fior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fior landing knees to the body.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Fior improves position.
Fior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zombie up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fior or not.
Zombie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fior tries a knee to the head but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie tries a body shot but Fior blocks it.
A body shot lands from Zombie.
A hook to the body from Zombie.
Zombie working hard to break the clinch.
Fior leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zombie dodges an elbow strike from Fior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zombie as Fior tries to tie him up.
Zombie blocks an elbow strike from Fior.
Fior misses with a knee strike.
Fior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zombie tries to work over Fior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zombie dodges an elbow strike from Fior.
Fior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zombie working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zombie looking to stall.
Fior has had enough of the clinch but Zombie keeps him there for the moment.
Fior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fior wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fior is defending well for now.
Zombie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zombie.
Fior holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fior looking to throw knees to the head but Zombie is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fior misses with an elbow strike.
Fior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fior.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fior stalls.
Fior missing with knees to the body.
Fior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zombie takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Fior had his way with Rob Zombie in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Zombie scores with a four punch combination!
Zombie rushes Fior and presses him up against the cage.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zombie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fior is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Zombie.
Oh Fior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zombie lands with a left to the head.
Zombie lands a body shot.
Zombie pushes Fior back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zombie pushes Fior against the cage. Zombie is working some dirty boxing. Zombie pushes off with a quick right hook! Fior goes down! Fior tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zombie moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Zombie!
Rob Zombie is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rermes Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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147 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boon counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Boon tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Boon's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boon looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boon looks gassed!
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boon defending well though.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie has an Americana. Boon didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rermes Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that Tolle ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolle also avoids with ease.
Tolle gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Tolle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Tolle eventually gives up the hold.
Tolle seems to be looking for submissions.
Tolle maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johnson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tolle has cracked it and Johnson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tolle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Echart Tolle!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartholomew Simpson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodini shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense.
Bodini throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson cracks Bodini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bodini walks into a jab.
Bodini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simpson is fending him off so far but Bodini persists. Nope, Simpson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson throws a shot to the body.
Simpson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Alberto Bodini has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson sends Bodini crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Simpson is motioning to the referee to let Bodini up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bodini is rocked!
Simpson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bodini out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bartholomew Simpson!
Bartholomew Simpson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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