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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coach Goochman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goochman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Public Enemy - He Got Game. Connor McNamara looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coach Goochman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara throws a head kick that Goochman semi-blocks.
McNamara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goochman moves out of range as McNamara strikes.
McNamara misses with a head kick.
Goochman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNamara is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goochman.
Goochman wants to control but McNamara is keeping him busy.
Goochman tries to move to mount but McNamara blocks the move with his legs.
Goochman trying to control the position but McNamara is working away.
Goochman taking a breather here.
Goochman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goochman trying to control the action but McNamara is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara holds on to Goochman's head and controls the position momentarily.
Goochman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Coach Goochman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McNamara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goochman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goochman.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goochman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goochman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McNamara's guard.
Goochman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McNamara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goochman tries to pass to full mount but McNamara defends it.
Goochman is thwarting McNamara's attempts to control the position.
Goochman is pressing down on McNamara's thigh, looking to free his foot. McNamara is holding on for now.
Goochman is breathing heavily.
McNamara manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McNamara throws a sloppy head kick and Goochman moves out of range easily.
McNamara checks a low kick from Goochman.
McNamara scoring well with a low kick there.
Goochman throws a leg kick
and McNamara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goochman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goochman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Goochman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McNamara is not content to let Goochman control the position.
McNamara tries to escape but Goochman is in control.
McNamara is not content to let Goochman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara stops Goochman from passing to mount.
McNamara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McNamara is staying active underneath Goochman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goochman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McNamara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goochman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goochman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McNamara is surviving well by controlling Goochman's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goochman mounts McNamara! Really nice guard pass there!
McNamara is squirming around, avoiding Goochman's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throwing hammer fists to the chest of Goochman. What's that going to do exactly?
Goochman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goochman wants to control the pace but McNamara is squirming around nicely.
Goochman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goochman forces the positional change into back control.
McNamara controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goochman is looking to control McNamara but McNamara is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNamara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Goochman.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach Goochman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goochman looks to land a body kick but McNamara moved away.
Goochman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goochman prevents McNamara from escaping the position.
McNamara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McNamara is letting Goochman control him for a moment.
McNamara is trying to get back to half guard.
McNamara is not content to let Goochman control the position.
McNamara prevents Goochman from improving position.
Goochman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McNamara bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goochman.
Goochman misses with a low kick.
McNamara clobbers Goochman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McNamara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goochman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goochman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McNamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNamara fails to land the takedown.
Goochman thows a leg kick but McNamara checks it
enabling McNamara to counter with a crisp jab.
McNamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coach Goochman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNamara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McNamara showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like McNamara is going to stand back up.
Goochman is trying to control but can't.
Goochman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goochman pulls McNamara in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goochman is trying to control the position but McNamara postures up.
McNamara won't allow Goochman to sweep him here.
McNamara wants to stand but Goochman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goochman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goochman tries to get out of the position.
Goochman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McNamara is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Goochman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McNamara's back instead.
Goochman not allowing McNamara to control his hands.
Goochman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McNamara's body.
Goochman is looking for the choke from the back position but McNamara is controlling his hands well.
McNamara is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Goochman gets his way!
McNamara prevents Goochman from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara manages to reverse the position and now he's in Goochman's guard. Nice work there by McNamara.
Goochman trying to control the position.
McNamara wanted to stand there but Goochman had control of the position.
McNamara is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Goochman keeps moving.
Goochman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Goochman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goochman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McNamara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coach Goochman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor McNamara.
McNamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNamara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goochman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goochman wants to control but McNamara postures up.
McNamara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goochman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Goochman wants to control but McNamara is keeping busy.
Goochman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McNamara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McNamara's back!
McNamara trying to get back to his feet but Goochman is in full control for now.
Goochman controlling the position well here. McNamara rolled but Goochman kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Goochman working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. McNamara is doing well to defend. Goochman seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! McNamara is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Coach Goochman!
Coach Goochman is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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