G-Co 5: Bone vs Stewart PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kloc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Manuel Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kloc
vs
Manuel Ulrich

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Kloc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Manuel Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kloc leaves Ulrich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kloc fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kloc tries to sprawl but Ulrich drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Ulrich is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kloc is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Manuel Ulrich!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaro Polara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanders
vs
Polara

180 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xaro Polara!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.

Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Polara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanders wants to pass the guard but Polara is keeping the position.
Sanders is looking to stand up but Polara won't let him.
Sanders throws an elbow that misses. Polara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanders's guard. Nice move by Polara!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polara is posturing up here but Sanders has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Polara tries to roll out but it's too tight and Polara has to tap! Slick submission there by Sanders!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Sanders!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garuda Meow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Garuda Meow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lewis
vs
Meow

173 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garuda Meow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Meow's half guard.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Meow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but Meow is blocking nicely.
Lewis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Meow.
Lewis is thwarting Meow's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meow defending well though.
Meow is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lewis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meow on the ground.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Meow blocks nicely.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stays in close to Meow's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lewis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lewis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Meow's guard.

Lewis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meow throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meow won't be happy with that.
Meow tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lewis stands up.
Meow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Meow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meow misses with a wild body shot.

Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Meow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis distracts Meow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Meow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Meow!

Lewis 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.
Meow advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Lewis is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Meow is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lewis looks calm but he's in trouble here. Meow gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lewis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Meow lets go of the hold and Lewis can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Garuda Meow!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken comes to the cage accompanied by You Can't Bring Me Down. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCracken
vs
Ulrich

180 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddy McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ulrich counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ulrich or perhaps it was just good defense by McCracken, which made it look bad.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ulrich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ulrich leaves McCracken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCracken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ulrich is fending him off so far but McCracken persists. Nope, Ulrich circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McCracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCracken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCracken wants it to stay on the feet.
McCracken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ulrich shoots in but McCracken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCracken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ulrich as he jumps to the side.
Ulrich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCracken swivels and escapes.
Ulrich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCracken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulrich shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ulrich 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.
McCracken manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ulrich's best efforts.

McCracken is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ulrich is tapping! Great win for McCracken!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paddy McCracken!
A relieved looking Paddy McCracken thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Mazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smooth Criminal. Lou Mazza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Ulrich's chin.

Mazza
vs
Ulrich

187 cm
18
295 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

223 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Mazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mazza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ulrich on his heels. He'll look to pass Ulrich's guard now, I'm sure.
Mazza postures up.
Mazza won't allow Ulrich to get back to his feet.
Mazza is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulrich has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ulrich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mazza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mazza drops back looking for a leg! Ulrich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ulrich manages to kick Mazza off! Mazza jumps back into Ulrich's guard.
Mazza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mazza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mazza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazza lands a couple of digs.
Ulrich can't keep his opponent in guard - Mazza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Mazza is trying for a kimura here. Ulrich looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mazza wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lou Mazza!
After winning the bout, Lou Mazza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You'll Never Walk Alone. Garrick Stewart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bone
vs
Stewart

182 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone checks a low kick from Stewart.
Bone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
Bone shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Bone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bone checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bone is defended easily by Stewart.
Bone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.

Bone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stewart tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Stewart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Stewart defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart pushes Bone off looking to stand but Bone dives back in and keeps control.
Stewart tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Stewart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Bone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stewart is just riding it out for now. Bone eventually gives up the hold.

Bone seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stewart is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Bone!
Joe Bone thanked the fans post fight for their support.