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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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223 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie staying out of range there.
Riordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Robert Gracie has been cut.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riordan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Riordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riordan, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riordan is defending well.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Riordan won't allow it.
Riordan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie working for a triangle but Riordan defends it easily.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riordan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Riordan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riordan scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Riordan there.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie's coaches at Great Bash Heel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Riordan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riordan slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Riordan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riordan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Riordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Riordan's back!
Riordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riordan wants to get back to his feet.
Riordan is keeping busy.
Gracie somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
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!
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Riordan is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
You can see the frustration on Riordan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Riordan wants to escape the position.
Gracie goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Riordan escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Riordan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Riordan working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Riordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Riordan's back!
Gracie has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Riordan! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gracie gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Gracie!
A very excited looking Robert Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Raefon's choice of entrance music: Riot - Three Days Grace. Mad Raefon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akseli Suokuokka's chin.
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255 lbs
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283 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raefon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suokuokka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suokuokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
and Suokuokka counters with a three punch combo that has Raefon backing up. Raefon nods at Suokuokka to acknowledge the strikes.
Suokuokka stuffs the takedown.
Raefon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suokuokka, pushing him back against the cage.
Suokuokka lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Suokuokka.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
Raefon wants a takedown but no success here.
Akseli Suokuokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suokuokka wants to clinch up but Raefon keeps it at a distance.
Suokuokka clinches up with Raefon and pushes him back against the cage.
Suokuokka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raefon backwards.
Suokuokka is trying to break the clinch but Raefon is controlling him.
Suokuokka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Suokuokka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suokuokka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raefon.
Suokuokka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Suokuokka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suokuokka lands a nice short elbow.
Raefon gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suokuokka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suokuokka 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.
Raefon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raefon keeping moving, preventing Suokuokka from controlling successfully.
Raefon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raefon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suokuokka manages to get himself to full guard.
Suokuokka has control of Raefon's left arm, preventing Raefon from doing any damage.
Raefon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raefon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Raefon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suokuokka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Raefon doesn't defend quickly enough and Suokuokka has managed to lock this one up! Can Raefon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Suokuokka on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akseli Suokuokka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System Of A Down BYOB. Russell Lynn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Russell Lynn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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205 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Chomsky moved out of range.
Lynn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Chomsky has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chomsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Chomsky. That snapped Lynn's head back.
Lynn dances in with a quick combination. Chomsky is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lynn snaps Chomsky's head back. Chomsky stumbles backwards against the cage. Lynn steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Chomsky's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Chomsky just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Russell Lynn!
Russell Lynn is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Russell Lynn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Noam Chomsky was interviewed post fight and said 'If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music. The key to victory for Serafin Cuevas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas throws a hook to the side of Williamson's head but Williamson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson looks to throw the jab but Cuevas is out of range.
Williamson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuevas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williamson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williamson swings for the body but Cuevas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cuevas.
Williamson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williamson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williamson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Cuevas.
Cuevas misses with a jab to the body
and Williamson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuevas is keeping the position for now.
Williamson stops Cuevas from standing up.
Williamson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cuevas pushes Williamson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Cuevas's shoulder, as Cuevas tries to avoid the shot.
Williamson moves away from the strike by Cuevas.
Williamson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williamson misses with the combination.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Serafin Cuevas has been cut.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Cuevas.
Williamson misses with an uppercut.
Cuevas is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuevas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuevas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williamson. Williamson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williamson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williamson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Cuevas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cuevas lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Cuevas.
Cuevas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson keeps control of Cuevas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Williamson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williamson slips under a jab.
Williamson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas lands with an overhand left.
Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williamson cracks a nice hook into Cuevas's ribs.
Cuevas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cuevas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuevas.
Cuevas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williamson manages to avoid it.
Cuevas missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williamson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williamson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cuevas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cuevas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williamson.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuevas was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuevas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson connects with a looping right hand.
Cuevas cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Cuevas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuevas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cuevas misses with a straight right.
Cuevas misses with a looping left.
Williamson moves in looking to clinch but Cuevas pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Serafin Cuevas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serafin Cuevas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuevas throws a big shot that misses.
Serafin Cuevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuevas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cuevas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuevas looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Cuevas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simon Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Cuevas as Williamson shoots in.
Cuevas lands a nice shot that snaps Williamson's head back.
Cuevas lands with a right hand.
Williamson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Williamson. Those never looked like landing.
Cuevas scores with a nice right hand.
Cuevas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williamson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuevas finish him?
Cuevas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas lands a jab.
Cuevas scores with a jab. Williamson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cuevas lands a slapping body shot.
Cuevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williamson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuevas slips under a jab.
Serafin Cuevas is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson walks into a jab.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson slips a straight right by Cuevas.
Cuevas throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Williamson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cuevas dives in looking to finish as Williamson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cuevas's strikes! Cuevas is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Williamson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Williamson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafin Cuevas!
Post fight, Serafin Cuevas stared into the camera and said 'The Lord God gave me this victory and all the other victories I've had in my life. Without Him I am nothing in the face of my enemies. '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Hoggets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The Lion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie Hoggets's chin.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Hoggets!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoggets.
Hoggets misses with a few strikes there.
The Lion blocks a head kick by Hoggets.
A big left from Hoggets misses.
Hoggets tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Lion was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoggets.
The Lion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoggets.
Hoggets shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Lion sprawls well. The Lion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoggets gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoggets looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoggets throws the kick towards the body but The Lion avoids it.
No joy there for Hoggets, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoggets misses with a low kick as The Lion jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoggets takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoggets throws a wild body kick that The Lion sees coming a mile off.
Hoggets fails to land the takedown.
Alex The Lion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Hoggets.
Hoggets throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Lion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Lion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Frankie Hoggets has been cut.
Hoggets throws a sloppy head kick and The Lion moves out of range easily.
Hoggets tries to clinch up but The Lion circles away and keeps his distance.
The Lion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoggets scores with a body shot.
A big left from Hoggets misses.
The Lion looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The Lion moves out of range of the body kick from Hoggets.
The Lion looks to land a combination. Hoggets sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoggets is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Hoggets throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Lion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoggets under the eye.
Hoggets is still on wobbly legs! Can The Lion finish him?
Hoggets gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Lion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Lion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Lion with a nice cross.
The Lion drops Hoggets with a straight right hand, right on the button! The Lion follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex The Lion!
A very excited looking Alex The Lion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EYE OF THE TIGER. Jobert Sucaldito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in but Sucaldito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sucaldito napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tatsuhiko Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Sucaldito is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Sucaldito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control the position but Sucaldito is working away.
Tatsuhiko Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sucaldito tries to buck Tatsuhiko Jr off but Tatsuhiko Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sucaldito has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sucaldito is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sucaldito taking a bit of punishment here - Tatsuhiko Jr scoring with strikes.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working to tighten his grip on Sucaldito's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sucaldito has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tatsuhiko Jr is really squeezing tight and eventually Sucaldito passes out! Tatsuhiko Jr breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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