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UW6: Zidane vs Yahyaoui PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong's entrance music is AC/DC- Highway to Hell. A fine choice. Huber has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Bruce Strong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Huber's chin.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huber is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Huber circles away and we're back to standing.
Huber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strong sprawls well. Strong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huber gets slowly back to his feet.
Strong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
Huber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strong pinned against the cage. Strong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huber as he jumps to the side.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Huber shoots for a double leg takedown but Strong sprawls well. He's pushed Huber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huber shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Huber shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Huber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strong's waist but Strong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huber off to one side.
Huber stuffs the takedown.
Strong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Huber is trying to defend but Strong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Huber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huber has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Strong should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Huber has tightened it up now! Strong should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mario Huber!
Mario Huber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Simsimeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aramite Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aramite Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Simsimeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aramite Wallace!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simsimeon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a head kick that drops Simsimeon to the mat! Simsimeon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Simsimeon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Simsimeon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simsimeon throws a head kick that half lands.
Sammy Simsimeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Simsimeon.
Simsimeon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simsimeon seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simsimeon can't break the clinch.
Wallace is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Simsimeon can't fight it off and eventually Wallace manages to take the fight to the floor. Simsimeon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simsimeon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simsimeon trying to control the position.
Wallace stands up over Simsimeon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace with a nice head shot there.
Wallace won't allow Simsimeon to sweep him here.
Wallace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Simsimeon's head off the mat! Simsimeon is out! He's out! Wallace jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aramite Wallace!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Scouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Dunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Scouse!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scouse tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scouse is looking to clinch.
Dunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scouse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scouse tries to clinch there but Dunn circles away.
Scouse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dunn back to the cage. Scouse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Justin Dunn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scouse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scouse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scouse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunn lands an elbow that stopped Scouse in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Harry Scouse has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scouse throws an elbow but misses.
Scouse pushes off an throws an elbow but Dunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scouse.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scouse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throws a sloppy head kick and Scouse moves out of range easily.
Scouse wants to clinch
and Dunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scouse looks winded!
Dunn stalks Scouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scouse's face. Scouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Dunn shoots for a takedown but Scouse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scouse.
Scouse gets caught napping as Dunn dives in and scores a takedown. Scouse manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Scouse is trying to hold Dunn in close to prevent damage but Dunn has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scouse is looking to improve his position.
Dunn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scouse is looking to escape.
Dunn has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Scouse defend it? Dunn steps over the head and cranks it - Scouse is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dunn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Dunn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cereal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Grainger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Cereal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Grainger!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grainger misses with a takedown attempt - Cereal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grainger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grainger checks a leg kick.
Cereal throws out a leg kick but Grainger moves out of range and Cereal only half commits.
Oooooh!!! Cereal has knocked Grainger down with a huge combo! Cereal steps away and waves a wobbly Grainger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grainger is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grainger bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cereal comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Grainger falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Grainger was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Cereal!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee's entrance music is Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane. A fine choice. Jason Bashor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pound Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bashor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcgee.
Mcgee keeps Bashor at a distance using the push kick.
Mcgee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgee shoots in but no luck this time.
Bashor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bashor shoots for a takedown but Mcgee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcgee has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bashor.
Bashor tries for a takedown but Mcgee circles away easily
and Mcgee counters with an outside leg kick.
Pound Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bashor.
Mcgee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcgee scores with a takedown into Bashor's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcgee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor wants to control the position but Mcgee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bashor is controlling Mcgee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mcgee wants to stand but Bashor has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mcgee trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee stands up and beckons Bashor to join him on the feet.
Mcgee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mcgee tries to get to his feet but Bashor is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Mcgee in his guard.
Bashor wants to sweep here but Mcgee controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries to stand but Bashor is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashor looking to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pound Mcgee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bashor gets a double leg takedown into Mcgee's guard.
Mcgee is looking to stand up but Bashor isn't so interested in that idea.
Bashor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcgee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bashor throws a strike but Mcgee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mcgee wanted to stand there but Bashor had control of the position.
Bashor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcgee manages to get himself to full guard.
Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee wants to stand and escape but Bashor is having none of it.
Bashor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashor is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcgee has wrist control.
Mcgee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bashor is controlling him.
Bashor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcgee's head.
Bashor throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcgee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bashor on the ground.
Mcgee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bashor cracks Mcgee with a solid left hand.
Mcgee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashor.
Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashor throwing strikes but missing.
Bashor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bashor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mcgee holds on and takes a little breather.
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!
Bashor is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcgee has wrist control.
Mcgee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bashor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason Bashor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bashor throwing strikes from guard but Mcgee blocks nicely.
Bashor throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashor stops Mcgee from standing up.
Mcgee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashor is one step ahead there.
Bashor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashor working some strikes from top position.
Bashor looking to sit in guard and control but Mcgee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcgee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bashor's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee won't allow Bashor to sweep him here.
Bashor trying to keep a closed guard but Mcgee is proving a slippery customer.
Mcgee has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bashor to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mcgee is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bashor pulls down on the head and he's put Mcgee to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Bashor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Yahyaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Jimmy. Khalil Zidane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muay Yahyaoui's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muay Yahyaoui!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahyaoui swings widly with a right hand
and Zidane counters with a leg kick.
Zidane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zidane lands a nice hook to Yahyaoui's body. Yahyaoui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yahyaoui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zidane as he jumps to the side.
Zidane lands a body shot.
Zidane pushes Yahyaoui away with a front kick.
Horrible takedown by Yahyaoui or perhaps it was just good defense by Zidane which made him look bad.
Zidane works the jab nicely.
Yahyaoui walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zidane.
Yahyaoui looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yahyaoui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zidane steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Yahyaoui is out on his feet! Zidane sets himself and nearly takes Yahyaoui's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane retains his bantamweight title!
Khalil Zidane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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