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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulgelene Gossables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lidae might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lighters. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bulgelene Gossables!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gossables misses with a shot to the body
and Lidae counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lidae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gossables to keep the fight standing.
Lidae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lidae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gossables lands a couple of digs.
Gossables avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gossables stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lidae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lidae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gossables is aware though and is defending well.
Gossables slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gossables tries for a kimura but Lidae 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!
Gossables wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lidae, who protects the arm well.
Lidae taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gossables is looking for a kimura here.
Lidae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gossables lands with a punch from half guard.
Gossables seems to be looking for submissions.
Gossables takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lidae is defending against the submission attempts here by Gossables.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lidae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gossables trying to pass the guard but Lidae defending well.
Gossables scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lidae manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gossables pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lidae is keeping the position for now.
Lidae has his foot on Gossables's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gossables works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lidae is breathing heavily.
Gossables with a nice head shot there.
Gossables scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidae looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gossables is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lidae is working an open guard so Gossables takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gossables lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gossables closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidae jumps guard but Gossables stands there with Lidae around his waist. Lidae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gossables has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lidae uses from the top position.
Gossables is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lidae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gossables is nestled in close to Lidae, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gossables working the head and body with strikes.
Gossables decides to stand up.
Gossables clinches with his opponent.
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!
Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gossables jumps guard and drags Lidae to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae preventing the sweep.
Gossables kicks Lidae off and gets to his feet.
Gossables changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lidae looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gossables moves into full mount!
Gossables lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gossables looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gossables fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lidae is bucking up trying to escape but Gossables cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lidae in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lidae flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gossables fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gossables has hold of Lidae's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lidae manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gossables has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gossables working for a submission but Lidae is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulgelene Gossables dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gossables has managed to clinch.
Gossables tries to break the clinch but Lidae is controlling the position.
Lidae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gossables ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gossables no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gossables wants to sweep here but Lidae controlling him for the moment.
Lidae thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gossables tries to strike from the bottom.
Gossables wants to get back to his feet but Lidae is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gossables looking for a sweep. Not yet Gossables, not yet.
Lidae passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Gossables is looking for a sweep. Lidae is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gossables is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lidae's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lidae's back!
Lidae manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gossables's guard. Nice work there by Lidae.
Gossables has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lidae trying to control but Gossables is working from the bottom.
Gossables is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lidae defends well.
Lidae trying to control the position from guard on top but Gossables is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lidae wants to pass the guard but Gossables is keeping the position.
Lidae passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gossables is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lidae pulls his head out easily.
Gossables has one foot on Lidae's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gossables uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lidae has time to react.
Gossables instigates a clinch.
Lidae tries to pull guard but Gossables forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lidae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gossables is trying to trip Lidae. He has hold of a leg but Lidae is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gossables persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gossables scoring with some ground and pound.
Gossables landing some decent shots from guard.
Gossables pushing down on Lidae's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gossables is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lidae defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gossables passes to full mount!
Gossables takes Lidae's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Lidae is in trouble.
Gossables has got one arm under Lidae's chin. This could be trouble... Lidae trying to control the other hand but Gossables gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lidae has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bulgelene Gossables!
An out of breath Bulgelene Gossables 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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hype
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