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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Alunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eusebio Alunan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Greco !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco shoots and misses
and Alunan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Greco drives through with a takedown into Alunan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Greco throwing strikes but missing.
Greco cracks Alunan with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco trying to control but Alunan is working from the bottom.
Greco passes into half guard.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alunan's head.
Alunan is refusing to be controlled, as Greco sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco wants to work for an arm triangle but Alunan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alunan defending well though.
Alunan tries to get to full guard but Greco has control of the leg.
Alunan is trying to maintain the position but Greco is very close to passing his half guard.
Greco is controlling the pace.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alunan is trying to control but can't.
Greco throwing shots but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Greco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Greco throwing shots but Alunan is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greco thows a huge punch but Alunan dodges it nicely.
Greco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greco misses with a head shot. Alunan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alunan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Greco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Greco 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alunan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Greco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alunan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alunan trying to remain calm as Greco controls from the top position.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Greco crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Greco .
Alunan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
Greco working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alunan parries the strikes from Greco easily there. Greco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alunan to escape.
Greco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco lands an elbow.
Alunan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Greco are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Greco working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Greco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alunan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greco wants to control from the top but Alunan keeps moving.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greco throws and elbow that misses. Alunan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greco 's guard. Nice move by Alunan!
Alunan trying to control the position from guard on top but Greco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco 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.
Alunan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alunan has managed to get both his arms back between Greco 's legs - danger averted.
Greco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alunan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alunan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Alunan from controlling successfully.
Damon Greco has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco prevents Alunan from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco controlling from mount.
Alunan is squirming around, avoiding Greco 's attempts to control the action.
Alunan blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greco content just to control the position here.
Alunan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco with shots to the head and body - Alunan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alunan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greco landing strikes from the mount.
Greco with a couple of short strikes.
Greco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alunan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alunan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco looking for a guillotine from mount but Alunan is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Greco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greco unloading with bombs!
Alunan tries to reverse the position but Greco maintains control.
Greco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with some strikes.
It looks like Eusebio Alunan has been cut.
Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alunan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Greco .
Alunan is squirming around, avoiding Greco 's attempts to control the action.
Greco lands a heavy elbow.
Greco looking to finish Alunan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alunan!
Greco tries to control but Alunan wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alunan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greco .
Greco looking to finish Alunan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alunan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Greco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Alunan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Greco gets a takedown into half guard.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greco is working for a kimura but Alunan is defending it quite comfortably.
Greco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alunan defends it well.
Greco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alunan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alunan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco .
Alunan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco .
Alunan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alunan is looking for a sweep. Greco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alunan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco thows a huge punch but Alunan dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greco working the head and body with strikes.
Greco trying to control the action but Alunan is working from the bottom.
Greco slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco with the ground and pound but Alunan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alunan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco .
Alunan has momentary wrist control but Greco slips an elbow through the middle.
Greco wants to pass the guard but Alunan is keeping the position.
Greco is stalling in the full guard.
Greco postures up in Alunan's guard and throws a big left but Alunan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greco throwing strikes but missing.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Alunan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eusebio Alunan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alunan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Greco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Greco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Greco !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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