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TCA 25 - Simpson Vs Cabbat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearsen tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearsen throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell Pearsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers is looking to clinch but Pearsen is avoiding it.
Pearsen misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Summers throws a head kick but Pearsen moves out of range.
Pearsen lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearsen catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Summers is rocked!
Nice body punch from Pearsen.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearsen finish him?
Pearsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearsen clinches.
Pearsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.
Pearsen lands a shoulder strike.
Pearsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Pearsen into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Summers stalling.
Pearsen blocking some punches.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearsen lands a left hand.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers tries to stall but Pearsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Summers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearsen clinches.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearsen as Summers tries to tie him up.
Pearsen gets through Summers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Pearsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen leaning against his opponent.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearsen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pearsen on the inside.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.
A short left from Pearsen.
Summers working aggressively here.
Summers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen connects with a right hand. Summers shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Pearsen.
Pearsen lands a big uppercut and Summers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Summers looks OK. Pearsen waves Summers back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen staying out of range there.
Pearsen moves into the clinch.
A short right from Summers.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearsen.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen can't break the clinch.
Summers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Summers looking to stall.
Pearsen is pushing Summers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen misses with some punches.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pearsen's efforts to push away.
A short left from Pearsen.
Pearsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Summers letting Pearsen take a breather here.
Pearsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers lands with a left to the head.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Pearsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Summers coming out on top.
Summers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pearsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearsen.
Summers takes a swing at Pearsen's ribcage but misses.
Pearsen moves into the clinch.
Summers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearsen closes the distance and pushes Summers back into the cage.
Pearsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
A shot in the inside from Pearsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell Pearsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearsen gets an underhook and turns Summers into the cage.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers has Pearsen pressed against the cage, preventing Pearsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearsen.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Pearsen.
Pearsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pearsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsen tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearsen manages to break the clinch.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Pearsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Summers.
Pearsen darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Summers is trying to stall.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.
Pearsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearsen catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pearsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pearsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pearsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearsen jabs at Summers's body.
Pearsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Summers moves forwards but Pearsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Summers avoids the body shot from Pearsen.
Pearsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Summers sprawling to the canvas! Summers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pearsen finish him?!
Summers switches off momentarily and Pearsen cracks him with a monster right hand! Summers topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pearsen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pearsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitchell Pearsen!
Post fight, Mitchell Pearsen took to the microphone: 'I'm flying back to Sydney and I'm gonna get my drink on! Woooooooo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Presting tries for a takedown but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Presting gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolf counters with a one-two to the body.
Presting fails with the takedown
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Dave Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralfus Presting.
Presting with a poor takedown
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Presting tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf looks to land a combination but Presting avoids it well.
Presting fails with the takedown
and Wolf counters with a series of strikes. Presting will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presting scores with a head kick.
Wolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Presting takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Presting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolf pinned against the cage. Wolf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Presting with a poor takedown
and Wolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting misses with a takedown attempt
and Wolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Presting looks gassed!
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Presting slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Presting tries to clinch up.
Presting tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presting with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wolf enables Presting to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wolf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wolf has his feet on Presting's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wolf works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf throws a nice looking combination but Presting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Presting is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wolf.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Presting.
Presting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolf avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a one two! Presting had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Presting tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Presting closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolf circles away.
Presting shoots and misses
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolf throws a right hand that Presting ducks under and follows up with a left that Presting also avoids with ease.
Presting shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presting.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Presting stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dave Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf stalks Presting and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Presting's face. Presting staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ralfus Presting has been cut.
Wolf shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Presting eats them both and turns towards Wolf to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wolf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Presting.
Wolf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presting.
Presting drives through with a takedown into guard.
Presting being controlled here momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presting won't allow Wolf to get back to his feet.
Presting in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolf looking to control.
Wolf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Presting can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wolf working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Presting lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Presting trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Presting postures up and lands a big shot to Wolf's brow.
Presting working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Presting landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralfus Presting's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Presting clinches with his opponent.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Presting tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolf lands a really nice looking cross but Presting seems unphased.
Presting shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Presting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
A right-left combo lands from Wolf.
Wolf lands with a nice combination. Presting backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presting shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Presting gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolf lands a nice hook to Presting's body. Presting takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dave Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting tries for a takedown but Wolf circles away easily
and Wolf counters with a left to the body.
Dave Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralfus Presting.
Presting is breathing heavily.
Presting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Presting clinches up against the cage.
Wolf is trying to break the clinch but Presting is controlling him.
Wolf manages to break the clinch.
Wolf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Presting fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolf avoids it really well and circles away.
Presting has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Presting gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolf.
Presting shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Presting on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Wolf as Presting shoots in.
Presting gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolf counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf feints a jab promting Presting to slip. Wolf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Presting slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Presting is rocked!
That has opened up Ralfus Presting's cut even more.
Presting fails with a takedown attempt.
Presting gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolf counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Presting badly! Wolf follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Presting out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Wolf finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Wolf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bredis Gretcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 Cent - Laughing Straight To The Bank kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bredis Gretcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gretcott throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wallace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wallace gets to his feet. Gretcott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gretcott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallace counters with a shoot takedown. Gretcott fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wallace throws a strike but Gretcott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gretcott off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gretcott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretcott tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Gretcott throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters by clinching up.
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace keeps control of Gretcott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wallace is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gretcott can't fight it off and eventually Wallace manages to take the fight to the floor. Gretcott looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Gretcott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gretcott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Gretcott's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gretcott looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gretcott looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gretcott!
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace is controlling Gretcott's trapped leg to prevent Gretcott from advancing to side control.
Gretcott is trying to work for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Gretcott is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Gretcott is having none of it.
Gretcott throws a strike but Wallace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace trying to control but Gretcott is working from the bottom.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Gretcott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace works over Gretcott with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
Gretcott trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gretcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gretcott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gretcott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gretcott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wallace is aware though and is defending well.
Wallace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Gretcott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gretcott wants to get back to his feet but Wallace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wallace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gretcott is on top in guard.
Wallace is looking to stand up but Gretcott isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wallace looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wallace looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wallace!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gretcott is trying to buck Wallace off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gretcott down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Wallace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gretcott down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gretcott some visible discomfort.
Gretcott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gretcott taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wallace working the body and head with strikes.
Wallace landing a few strikes.
Gretcott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wallace working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wallace cracks Gretcott with a big right hand but Gretcott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wallace with a couple of short strikes.
James Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretcott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gretcott taking shots to the head.
Gretcott is rocked!
The referee warns Gretcott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Gretcott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Wallace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace with a couple of short strikes.
Wallace lands a big shot to the head and Gretcott winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Wallace!
A victorious James Wallace 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 Stan Stainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
195 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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27
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Stainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Maul!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stainz fails with a takedown attempt.
Stainz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Stainz gets a clinch.
Maul is trying to drag Stainz to the mat but Stainz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stainz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stainz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maul shoots in for a takedown but Stainz shows good takedown defense.
Stainz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stainz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maul as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Stainz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maul fails with a takedown attempt.
Stainz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maul's head.
It looks like Darth Maul has been cut.
Maul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stainz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stainz throws a leg kick but Maul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stainz lands with a straight right. Maul didn't see that one coming.
Stainz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stainz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stainz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stainz.
Maul changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stainz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maul is trying to get an arm triangle but Stainz is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stainz is looking to regain half guard here but Maul keeps moving and retains side control.
Maul has an Americana. Stainz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Maul is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Maul hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darth Maul!
After the fight, Darth Maul was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gouki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gouki Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Burman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Burman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burman shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl out of it but Burman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakuraba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burman sizes up Sakuraba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burman wants to clinch.
Burman tries to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Burman moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Sakuraba. No joy for Burman on that attempt.
Burman tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Burman tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Burman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakuraba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with a nice body punch.
Gouki Sakuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Burman moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burman throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a crisp one two that drops Burman! Sakuraba thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burman to his feet! Burman is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burman's knee momentarily.
Sakuraba lands a left and a right that send Burman crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakuraba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Burman is rocked!
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Burman moves out of range.
Burman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burman has had enough of the clinch but Sakuraba keeps him there for the moment.
Sakuraba breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands with a good body shot.
Sakuraba drops Burman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Burman 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.
Burman is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Sakuraba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burman looks gassed!
Sakuraba catches Burman with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Burman forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gouki Sakuraba!
A very excited looking Gouki Sakuraba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon comes into the arena with Who are you? Come on, goodbuy! blaring out of the sound system. Gillespie has chosen Knock U Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
133 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon misses with a combination
and Gillespie counters with a shoot takedown. Boon fights it but they end up in guard.
Gillespie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gillespie is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Boon pushes a forearm under Gillespie's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gillespie is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirk Boon!
A victorious Kirk Boon 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Klingbeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klingbeil comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot to thrill - AC/DC. Gibbs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apocalypse Please. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Klingbeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klingbeil misses the jab.
Gibbs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klingbeil sprawls well initially but Gibbs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Klingbeil is pressing down on Gibbs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Klingbeil pushes a forearm under Gibbs's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gibbs is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kurt Klingbeil!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kurt Klingbeil waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andries Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vez Innaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by I Just Want it All. 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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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andries Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vez Innaus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innaus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Innaus drops Aldo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aldo looks back up at him and smiles so Innaus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Aldo is rocked!
It looks like Andries Aldo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innaus lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Aldo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Innaus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vez Innaus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes to the cage accompanied by Codename 47. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
175 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
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201 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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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
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Suzuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suzuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki wants to clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense.
Suzuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Suzuki cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suzuki quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suzuki defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki gets full guard.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Suzuki wants to control but Taylor passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Suzuki is pressing down on Taylor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suzuki holds on and takes a little breather.
Suzuki keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Suzuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor stands up over Suzuki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suzuki is pulling down on Taylor's head to control his posture.
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!
Suzuki is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Taylor frees his head nicely. Oh but Suzuki has switched to an armbar! Taylor is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thiago Suzuki!
An out of breath Thiago Suzuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
200 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabbat off to one side.
Simpson gets tackled into the cage by Cabbat. Cabbat maintains the clinch.
Cabbat tries to pull guard but Simpson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Simpson stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cabbat.
Cabbat tries to pull guard but Simpson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bartholomew Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cabbat.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabbat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabbat gets a double leg takedown into Simpson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cabbat trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simpson is pulling down on Cabbat's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabbat, at least for the moment.
Cabbat chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabbat stands and throws Simpson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cabbat is working to tighten is grip on Simpson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Simpson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cabbat is really squeezing tight and eventually Simpson passes out! Cabbat breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Cabbat!
Eric Cabbat is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Eric Cabbat thanked REAL LIFE CLOTHING LINE - 90% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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