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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Coulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan DeAngelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225 cm
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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212 cm
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285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Coulton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan DeAngelo! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Coulton scores with a nice right hand.
Coulton throws a series of strikes that have DeAngelo backpedaling.
It looks like Evan DeAngelo has been cut. DeAngelo tries to keep at a distance but Coulton has taken the fight into the clinch. Coulton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Coulton moves into range and clinches up with DeAngelo. DeAngelo looking to stall.
Coulton lands an elbow inside that DeAngelo shrugs off. Coulton leaning his opponent against the cage. Coulton tightens his grip and picks DeAngelo up, before dumping him to the ground. DeAngelo manages to land in guard. Coulton tries to free his leg and advance position but DeAngelo is retaining full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Coulton advances position into side control! DeAngelo dodges the ground and pound from Coulton.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coulton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for DeAngelo! Coulton looking to control and managing it successfully. DeAngelo is bucking up trying to escape but Coulton cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Coulton looking to control and managing it successfully. Coulton breaks from DeAngelo's wrist control and lands an elbow. Coulton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, DeAngelo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Coulton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. DeAngelo regains half guard. Coulton stalling away here and it's allowed DeAngelo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Coulton is breathing heavily. DeAngelo wants to get back to his feet but Coulton passes into half guard.
Coulton stands up out of the half guard. DeAngelo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Coulton drives through with a takedown into guard. DeAngelo keeping moving, preventing Coulton from controlling successfully. DeAngelo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. DeAngelo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coulton trying to control but DeAngelo is working from the bottom. DeAngelo trying to keep a closed guard but Coulton is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Coulton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. DeAngelo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Coulton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeAngelo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Coulton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Coulton controlling from the top position. Coulton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Coulton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coulton decides to stand back up. Coulton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeAngelo. Coulton clinches. A bit of stalling here from Coulton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coulton breaks the clinch.
DeAngelo tries for a takedown but Coulton circles away easily and Coulton counters by moving into the clinch. Coulton breaks from the clinch.
Coulton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coulton showed some decent athleticism there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Coulton dominated that round. The cut man is working on Evan DeAngelo's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coulton forces DeAngelo back against the cage and clinches. Coulton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coulton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coulton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coulton escapes and gets back to his feet. Coulton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coulton scores with a takedown into DeAngelo's guard. Coulton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Coulton working some strikes from top position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Coulton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. DeAngelo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coulton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Coulton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. DeAngelo tries to land a sweep but no joy. DeAngelo can't keep his opponent in guard - Coulton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Coulton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. DeAngelo is trying to maintain the position but Coulton is very close to passing his half guard. DeAngelo wants to get back to full guard. Coulton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeAngelo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Coulton working over DeAngelo with some ground and pound. DeAngelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. DeAngelo wants to control but Coulton is keeping busy and won't allow it. Coulton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. DeAngelo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thomas Coulton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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