Warrior’s Realm 13 Report

22/04/2008 - 10:00PM

Warrior’s Realm returned to the Southport RSL for its 13th event, featuring a bantamweight championship defense by Michael Mortimer and some of Australia’s best up and coming talent from our premier fight camps. As former Warriors Realm champions make waves internationally in the world’s largest MMA organisations, tonight was a chance for the new breed to step up and make their mark. Eight fights were featured on the card, and what they lacked in length they made up for in action.

WR 13 kicked off with a welterweight fight between Newcastle’s Rod Stadder and Knut Thoreson from Brisbane’s Advanced MMA. After a brief feeling out period on the feet, Stadder ended up on top in Thoreson’s half guard. Whilst Stadder attempted to do damage from top position, Knut managed to regain his full guard and soon after transitioned nicely into and arm bar from the bottom to tap out Stadder midway through the 1st round.

Heavyweight Jeff King returned to the hexagon to face Michael Van Der Vilst from Penrith Elite, and looked to take the fight to the ground early. Van Der Vilst however was able to reverse the position and end up on top of ‘Batman’. King showed improved ground skills from his back, as he threw up two close arm bar attempts, forcing Van Der Vilst to work hard for the escapes.
Van Der Vilst ended up throwing leg kicks at a grounded King, who made it back to his feet only to have another takedown reversed and from there Van Der Vilst was able to pin King against the cage and rain down blows. A few solid punches dazed King and the referee stepped in to stop the fight, giving Van Der Vilst  the TKO victory in the 1st round.

Andrew Specht and Sean Sutherland put on a two round war in their welterweight clash, taking the fight to all parts of the cage. Specht won the first round with some nice work on the feet, landing several left hooks and scoring in the clinch. He fought off a guillotine attempt from half guard, managed to pass, and the first round ended with them trading blows on the feet. Both men had put a lot of energy into the 1st round, but it was Sutherland who came out stronger in the second, and landing some nice body shots in the clinch. Sutherland eventually muscled Specht to the canvas, and sprawled nicely on his foe, dealing damage from there whilst maintaining a headlock. After 2 rounds the judges awarded them a round a piece, resulting in a draw under the 10 point must system.

Wesley Capper brought the ‘novelty hat’ back to the MMA arena for his pre and post fight appearances, as he took on Wayne Nicolls in another welterweight bout. Both men looked comfortable landing low kicks early before Capper hit a big double leg slam, landing in side control. Nicolls made it back to his feet where he landed a nice right hand, however Capper clinched and took him down again. From there Capper was able to mount and eventually take the back of Nicolls where he secured a tap thanks to a 1st rd Rear Naked Choke.

Grappling wizard Gustavo Falciroli took on Integrated MMA’s Ryan Mortimer in the featherweight division, looking for his first win. Mortimer  pressed his striking advantage early, landing a nice punch the had the ex pat Brazilian applauding his opponent. From there however, Falciroli looked to take the fight into his comfort zone, and landed a nice trip takedown on Mortimer. Falciroli worked to advance position, whilst Mortimer showed some good ground defense of his own as he regained guard. Falciroli showed the merits of a BJJ blackbelt as he showed some nice balance and technique to advance to the mount, and as Mortimer tried to bridge and roll to reverse the position Falciroli caught an arm bar in the transition.

Many diehard fans were salivating at the prospect of a war between the talented duo of Ian Bone and Xavier Lucas, and both men arrived in fantastic shape. Early exchanges on the feet were fairly even, and ended up with the fighters trading in the clinch against the cage. Xavier managed to make space and cracked Bone with a huge punch that buckled him to the canvas, where he moved in for the kill and secured a first round TKO stoppage. Whilst not the long battle many were hoping for, it was a highly impressive performance by Mach 1’s Lucas  and left fans looking forward to his next appearance in the cage.

Local favorite Jai Bradney was matched against Jason Harris in a lightweight battle, and it was Harris who took the early initiative landing some leg kicks and clinching with Bradney, eventually scoring a takedown. Bradney held firm with a deep over hook, before showing the results of his cross training by luring Harris into a triangle choke. Harris valiantly tried to fend off the choke whilst Bradney started to celebrate slightly prematurely, however when Jai cinched up the choke and pulled on Harris’ head he was left with no choice but to tap.

It was obvious many Mortimer fans had made the trip down from Brisbane to cheer on their charge in the nights main event, as he looked to end the night on a high note for the Integrated MMA camp. He was faced with a very tough challenger in Alex Shevstov, originally from Russia but now based in Perth.
Shevstov showed just how tough in the early exchanges as he landed nicely on the incumbent champion, and scored a nice take down. Mortimer however showed why he has the belt as he kept his composure and worked from his back, keeping his hips moving and coming very close to an arm bar. Shevstov managed to escape Mortimer’s first submission attempt by spinning put of the arm lock, however Mortimer used the cage to create the angle he needed to lock in an even tighter arm bar from the bottom, leaving Shevstov nowhere to go and defending his title by submission in the first round.

The night was packed with definitive answers with 7 of the 8 fights ending inside the allotted time. Fans were treated to knock outs and submissions, as the victorious fighters pressed their claims for shots at the various Warriors Realm titles on future cards.

Click on the photo to see all the action from Warriors Realm 13

Warriors Realm 13 Gold Coast

Saturday April 19th 2008

SOUTHPORT RSL
Scarborough St Southport

Event Results

19/04/2008 - 10:00 PM

News Flash

19/04/2008 - 10:30AM

There has been a last minute replacement in the heavyweight match in Warriors Realm 13.

Due to injury Pete Mastroeni will be unable to fight so Jeff King will now be battling Michael VanDerVlist.

The weigh-in went smoothly and all competitors are charged and looking forward to their matches.

Weigh-in photos below.

MMA Factory has arrived.

09/04/2008 - 5:00PM

Warriors Realm is proud to announce that Australia's leading MMA equipment and apparel supplier has come on board as a major sponsor of WR for 2008.
MMA Factory supply all those products that you previously had to look long and hard for on overseas sites. Check out there website www.mmafactory.com.au for some great value on all your MMA needs!

Bone to vs Lucas

07/04/2008 - 9:30AM

Queensland’s Ian Bone will face South African born Xavier Lucas at Warriors Realm 13 on the Gold Coast on April 19. Bone is one of the most powerful and fastest rising stars in the OZ Welterweight division and has recently come off two straight wins (over Jon Leven at Warriors Realm 12 Sydney and Scott Benson at Xagon). Lucas is a highly accomplished boxer who is now based in Perth. He is also now undefeated in MMA.

Other confirmed matches:

Heavyweights - Pete Mastroeni vs Jeff King
Lightweights – Zac Lawson vs Wayne Nicholls
Welterweights - Knut Thoreson vs Rod Stadder.

Adrian ‘ the Hunter’ Pang is waiting confirmation on a replacement Japanese opponent after his Cage Force Japan fight was cancelled.

Warriors Realm 13 Gold Coast

Saturday April 19th 2008

SOUTHPORT RSL
Scarborough St Southport

PRESS RELEASE

Warriors Realm 13 will take place at Southport RSL on Saturday April 19th.

Confirmed fighters so far:

Micheal Mortimer will be defending his title for the first time against skilled Perth fighter Alex Shevstov. His brother Ryan Mortimer will also be facing a tough opponent Perth based Brazilian Gustavo Falcironi.

The Gold Coast’s Jai Bradney will take on New South Wales Jason Harris.

Andrew Specht will return again to the hexagon, this time to face the very hard and tough Sean Sutherland.

Yet to be confirmed.

Perth’s Xavier Lucas to verse Townsville’s  Ian Bone, and Adrian “The Hunter” Pang will be fighting an international bout against a soon to be named Japanese opponent. Adrian unfortunately had his fight in Japan’s Cage Force Tournament cancelled due to visa complications with his opponent.

Warriors Realm Sydney weigh in results . Photos by John O'Neill (C) MMA Sports

28/02/2008 - 10:30pm

A great turn out at Wentworth Hotel for the Warriors Realm Sydney official weigh ins. All fighters made weight for what is expected to be a great night of MMA action at the Amphitheatre, Sydney Showground, Grand Parade, Sydney Olympic Park.

Get your tickets at the door (unless Sold Out) or contact us on 0414989688

New opponents for Warriors Realm Sydney

28/02/2008 - 10:00pm

Koji Kanechika and Gordan Graff are both unfortunately out injured for this Fridays Warriors Realm at Homebush in Sydney. In the last week Kanechika injured his elbow and Graff badly tore his groin. Brad Morris will now face
Masayuki Kono and Dave Frendin will step up to face Tatsuya Mizuno.

Warriors Realm 12 Sydney Update

13/02/2008 - 7:30pm

Tough Sydney based fighter Jon Leven will take on North Queensland's Ian Bone at WR 12. Leven who is one of the true gentlemen of the sport has very fast hands. Through recent training with Bruno Panno, Leven now has a ground game to match his explosive striking. Bone trains in Townsville under the guidance of Aussie MMA veteran Colin Crosby. Bone is as 'hard a nails' and keen to be a future champ in the welterweight division.

Ian Bone		Jon Leven

Warriors Realm 12 Sydney

08/02/2008 - 11:00am

Warriors Realm returns to Sydney on Friday the 29th of February. The much anticipated return to Sydney of Australia's number 1 mixed martial arts event will see Two of OZ's newest and hottest MMA talents competing against strong Japanese opponents. WR Heavyweight Champion Brad Morris to take on Koji Kanechika and Gordan Graff to compete against tough Japanese fighter Tatsuya Mizuno.

For Ticket information, please contact Jenni on 0414 989 688.

Brad Morris		Masayuki Kono
Dave Frendin		Tatsuya Mizuno

Pang Back in Japan

21/01/2008 - 8:30pm

Adrian 'the Hunter' Pang is set to return to on April 5 Japan and is scheduled to fight USA fighter and KOTC veteran Armando Sanchez at the Warriors Realm sister promotion Cage Force Japan. Pang has been waiting a long time for this opportunity to return to Japan, after he beat up and coming 'golden boy' Japans Taiyo Nakahara at the Cage Force 1 event in November 2006. Warriors Realm would like to wish Adrian all the best for his upcoming match and we are sure he will do his team (IMA), Warriors Realm and Australia proud!

Warriors Realm back on FOX

13/12/2007 - 7:30pm

Warriors Realm is set to return to Fox on December 19 when Fox Sports telecasts the best fights from WR's 6 and 7. With some awesome matchups including some fantastic KO's this event again promises to be well recieved
by fight fans. Fox Sports are very excited about the interest in OZ MMA since Warriors Realm was televised a few months ago and are looking forward to airing many future events.

WR 11 Photos

Photos by John O'Neil

WR 11 Fight Results

Edwin Murray defeats Jim Savage by Rear Naked Choke at 1:47 in Round 2

Ryan Mortimer defeats Steve Gillinder by Rear Naked Choke at 3:52 in Round 2

Hohepa Ngarimu defeats Russel Northan by Rear Naked Choke at 2:30 in Round 1

Shaun Sullivan drew with Bryce Thompson

Michael Mortimer defeats Takao Kiathira by Decision

Steve Micallef defeats Lenny Kent by Rear Naked Choke at 1:46 in Round 1

Jon Leven defeats Andrew Specht by Decision

Korey Gibson defeats Alex Prates via KO at 1:39 in Round 2

Gordon Graff defeats Damon Mc Clure by Referee Stoppage at 2:58 in Round 2

Justin Murrray defeats Matt Cain via referee stoppage at 1:05 in Round 2

WR 11 Carnival 'Night of Champions'

07/11/2007 - 10:00pm

Due to Kyle Noke's fantastic opportunity on Elite XC (which will take place this Saturday the 10th), the proposed theme for WR11 has now changed fom Australia vs Brazil to 'Night of Champions'. Noke was scheduled to fight tough Brazilian top team fighter Marcelo 'Grilo' Alfaya. Warriors Realm is now negotiating this fight for early 2008. Instead a huge night of awesome matchups including three Warriors Realm OZ title matches will take place. As previously mentioned Justin Murray will challenge newly crowned Welterweight Champ Matt 'Rolling Bear' Cain, The explosive Takao Kitahira will face Michael Mortimer for the first ever WR Bantamweight Title and Sydney based Brazilian Alex Prates will face IMA's Korey Gibson for the vacated WR Lightweight title. WR11 will still pay homage to Brazil's input to the mixed martial arts by celebrating the whole Carnival theme with Capoeira and Samba displays along with all the show stopping action that WR is renowned for. Tickets are selling fast so get in quick as this event will sell out!

Warriors Realm 11 Carnival Fight Card

Featherweight
Edwin Murray vs Jim Savage

Featherweight
Steve Gillinder vs Ryan Mortimer

Lightweight
Jason Harris vs Shane Mycock

Welterweight
Jon Leven vs Andrew Specht

Middleweight
Hohepa Ngarimu vs Russel Northan

Middleweight
Shaun Sullivan vs Bryce Thompson

Middleweight
Lenny Kent vs Steve Micallef

Light Heavyweight
Gordon Graff vs Damon Mc Clure

Aust Bantamweight Title
Takao Kiathira vs Michael Mortimer

Aust Lightweight Title
Alex Prates vs Korey Gibson

Aust Welterweight Title
Justin Murray vs Matt Cain

'The Hunter' impressive win in NZ

02/11/2007 - 12:30pm

Congratulations to former WR Lightweight champ Adrian 'The Hunter' Pang for his impressive victory over Zac Skinner at the Hextreme event in New Zealand. A extremely well put together show by the Hextreme crew and Warriors Realm looks forward to working together with them in the future.

'The Hunter' to Battle USA in NZ

23/10/2007 - 11:30am

Former WR Lightweight champ Adrian 'The Hunter' Pang heads off this Thursday to Auckland New Zealand where he will represent Australia, his team (Integrated Martial Arts) and Warriors Realm. Pang will feature in the main event in the new Hextreme event. Hextreme have gone all out to put on a fantastic debut event', featuring a fantastic international fight card, as well as a guest appearance by none other than Jeff 'the Snowman' Monson. Check out there website for event details.

Mortimer Brothers Set to Brawl

18/10/2007 - 10:30am

Kitahira unloads on Mortimer at WR 10.	Mortimer gets the nod over Kitahira at WR 10.
Michael Mortimer will again take on Takao Kitahira at Warriors Realm 11. M Mortimer and Kitahira fought each other in an exciting match at Warriors Realm 10 in August, with Mortimer getting the judges nod. This time they will again face off but with the Warriors Realm Australian Bantamweight title on the line. This title fight came about by Daniel Lima being unable to contest due to injury. Perths Alex Shevstov was also in consideration after beating Kitahira by Kimura in Perth back in June. Kitahira then threw a spanner in the works by defeating Shevstov by TKO (roundhouse kick to the head) in a rematch just a week after his loss to Mortimer at WR10. Ryan Mortimer the younger brother of Michael will make his return to the Hexagon when he faces WR veteran Steve Gillinder. Mortimers team approached WR management wanting a tough fight for there young fighter. Gillinder is a very experienced and tough competitor and although he has not fought for twelve months says he is refreshed and ready to bang!

Press Release

06/10/2007 - 4:30pm

Warriors Realm is disappointed but also enthused to announce that Kyle Noke has been released from his fight with Marcelo Alfaya on WR 11 to allow him to fight on Novembers Elite XC event in the U.S. This well overdue opportunity will see Kyle fight on one of the USA's premiere MMA events.

We are sure he will do both his IMA team mates and Australias Warriors Realm Fans proud on his Elite XC debut. Even without Kyle fighting on WR 11 the Australian fans can expect to witness one of the best ever nights of MMA action seen in Australia.

Warriors Realm wish Kyle the very best for his fight in the U.S and eagerly await his return to the Hexagon in the early new year.

Lightweight title match announced

26/09/2007 - 5:30pm

Alex Prates		Korey Gibson
Gracie Sydney/Double Dragon Team fighter Alex Prates will compete for the WR Australian Lightweight title against the talented up and coming Integrated fighter Korey Gibson on November 9. This title was previously held by Adrian Pang which he won when he defeated Stuart Nairne way back at WR2 in December 2005. Pang has stood down as Lightweight Champion to enable this title fight to go ahead (Pang now fights at a lighter weight). Prates is a phenomenal grappler with international BJJ competition credentials. He will he very hard to stop at his new weight of U70kgs. Gibson although on paper the underdog, is a tough, tough character with powerful standup ability and knowing that he trains under Dan Higgins and the Integrated crew will no doubt have the sklls on the ground to make it a hard day at the office for Prates.
Andrew Specht		Jon Leven
A man who in the near future would like a WR title for himself is Jon Leven. Leven recently fought in Perth against Xavier Lucas and although lost the decision showed how tough he really was by taking it too and being the first MMA fighter to go the distance with Lucas. Leven also showed a marked improvement in his ground game in that fight. Leven is set to take on QLD's Andrew Specht. Interestingly the last time Specht fought was the first time Leven fought way way back at WR 4 in 2005. That night specht dislocated his hip after being slammed by Byron Donnelly in the Welterweight Eliminator.

Murray to Challenge Cain for Welterweight title

20/09/2007 - 7:00pm

Justin Murray		Matt Cain
XFC Welterweight Champion Justin Murray is set to face newly crowned Warriors Realm Welterweight Champion Matt 'Rolling Bear' Cain at Warriors Realm 11 on November 9. Cain and Murray fought previously at Spartan 14 back in October 2005, in what was a close fight that could have gone either way Cain won the decision. Murray has wanted the chance to redeem that loss ever since and will soon have his opportunity. Both these fighters have gained experience and improved as fighters in the two years since they last met which makes for an exciting rematch and title fight.

Warriors Realm 11 Date Announced

14/09/2007 - 9:10pm

Marcelo 'Grilo' Alfaya		Kyle 'KO' Noke
Carnival is the theme for Warriors Realm 11 when Australia this time takes on Brazil at Warriors Realm 11 on the Gold Coast on Friday November 9. A huge card including many OZ VS. Brazil matchups are scheduled, including the return of Kyle 'KO' Noke to the Hexagon who will face off against tough Brazilian Top Team fighter Marcelo 'Grilo' Alfaya. Keep checking site for details.

Warriors Realm a hit on Fox

14/08/2007 - 9:30pm

Warriors Realm last night made history in becoming the first ever Aussie full MMA card/event to be aired on Fox Television. Showing highlights of WR's 4 and 5 the legendary commentary team of Mark 'the Hammer' Castagnini and his partner in crime Michael 'The voice' Schiavello did an awesome job presenting the event.

The response to last night has been huge! Warriors Realm are currently in talks with Fox regarding future WR events being televised. We are also in the process of forwarding all emails of support through to Fox in the form of a petition so if you would like to see more Aussie MMA please email us on info@warriorsrealmrealityfighting.com with your comments and we will forward them on.

Thank you again for all your support.

Regards

Shane Balmer
CEO Warriors Realm

Warriors Realm 10 Photos

14/08/2007 - 18:30pm

Here are some photos taken from the Warriors Realm 10. Click on the thumbails to view the larger photo. Photography by John O'Neill.

Warriors Realm 10 - Australia vs Hawaii

12/08/2007 - 3:00pm

Warrior’s Realm returned to the Southport RSL club hot on the heels of a sellout card in WR 9. Once again the fans packed in to the venue to see what promised to be another amazing night of fights, featuring a Triple Main Event of an Australian title fight plus two Australia vs. Hawaii International Superfights.

The night kicked off with the fighter parade and group standoff, with a mixture of relaxed, focused and intense looks between the fighters highlighted by some antics from Hawaiian bad boy Albert “Always Bad” Manners. Manners jumped around, blew kisses and generally acted the clown during the introductions, which was met with an icy stare from opponent Daniel Lima.

After the group introduction and a performance from the musical guest, the night kicked off with Port Macquarie’s Jason Harris versus Integrated/Fairtex fighter Korey Gibson at 74kg. This was Harris’ MMA debut whilst Gibson looked to extend his perfect 3-0 record. Harris opened the bout with some leg kicks but was met with a solid double leg takedown from Gibson. Harris managed to grab hold of Gibson’s neck with a guillotine attempt, but the Integrated fighter managed to pass to side control and free his head.
Harris scrambled to his feet after some positional jostling but was promptly put down again by Gibson who this time managed to get Harris’ back and sink a fight ending Rear Naked Choke at 4:21 of the first round. Gibson managed to extend his record to 4-0, whilst Harris gave an excellent account of himself in his MMA debut.

The second fight of the night pitted highly touted soldier Ian Bone from Townsville against Brad Thompson trained Jim Taylor. Bone opened up with some leg kicks, forcing Taylor to shoot, but Bone demonstrated his wrestling skills by stuffing Taylor’s attempts. In the scramble for ground position Bone managed to get behind Taylor and sink a Rear Naked Choke, which was so tight he managed to get the tap without needing to put his hooks in at 1:36 of the first.
Whilst Taylor seemed disappointed with the finish, Bone was highly impressive and even amusing during his post fight interview claiming it was “the most fun two guys can have with their clothes off!”. Bone’s combination of fighting skills and personality should see him return a crowd favorite at 80kg.

Next up were former training partners Mick Mortimer from Integrated versus Takao Kitahira from Advanced Martial Arts who had entrance song of the night with Bob Marley’s “One Love”. Takao’s resemblance to eccentric Japanese fighter Genki Sudo was further highlighted when he came out for the first round in Crane pose doing his best Karate Kid Impersonation. Mortimer wanted nothing to do with the funny stuff and promptly clinched with Kitahira. The first round was close with both men getting takedowns and working their ground and pound. Kitahira punctuated the end of the first round by opening a cut on Mortimer, however Michael came out strong in the second with a nice take down. He then managed to pass Takao’s guard and get mount, and Takao was able to defend long enough to throw his legs up under Mortimer’s arms and escape the mount into a very unusual tangle of bodies where neither man could land shots on the other. Mortimer ended up in guard and after a stand up managed to hit another take down and seal himself a spilt points decision for the win.

Jai Bradney made his highly anticipated return to the Warrior’s Realm Hexagon after a big KO victory on debut at WR 9. The Five Rings representative faced a tall order in facing debutant BJJ Black Belt Bernado Magalhaes at 69kgs. The match was a classic stylistic contradiction of Bradney’s potent Muai Thai striking against Bernado’s grappling expertise. The first round was a tentative in parts with both men trying to find their range, although Bradney managed to land some leg kicks as he looked to set up the big left straight that garnered a KO in his last bout. Bernado eventually managed to score a takedown off the cage fence and worked his ground and pound as he looked to pass Bradney’s guard. Eventually the fighters found their way back to their feet and Bradney scored with a sweet left hook but didn’t manage to follow up and finish.
In the second Bradney landed another left but Bernado managed to score another Takedown and Bradney had to use all his skills to avoid Magalhaes’ submissions attempts. The fighters got to their feet but in the scramble Bernado managed to land a perfectly timed kick to Bradney’s face just as he got to his feet. The grappler then scored the take down for some more ground and pound and held on to win a unanimous decision.

The Australian Welterweight Title was on the line after the interval with Intergrated MMA’s Matt Cain taking on the dangerous Jon Valuri from Mach 1 in Perth.
Valuri wasted no time in throwing a huge right hand right off the bat and followed it up with a nice take down on Cain. Valuri worked his ground striking until Cain was able to stifle his attack and gain a stand up. Towards the end of round one Valuri split open Matt Cain’s cheek , but “The Rolling Bear” was all clear to continue.
Cain opened the second by gaining double underhooks and picking Valuri up on his shoulder as he looked for a huge slam. Valuri managed to avoid a massive impact but Cain ended up on top, until they were stood up by the Referee.
From the stand up Valuri hit a takedown of his own and had a close Rear Naked Choke attempt on Cain, but Cain kept his chin tucked long enough to manage to spin into Valuri and eventually get a stand up. The second round finished in the clinch with the two exchanging, and in the third round they went right back to it. Cain landed a knee and managed to reverse Valuri and gain top position, but Valuri demonstrated his grappling skills by sweeping Cain and getting back on top. Cain was bleeding and possibly down by two rounds at this point but from the bottom threw up his legs and managed to secure a very tight arm bar on Valuri. Jon had no choice but to tap at 1:35 of the third round, crowning Matt Cain the Warrior’s Realm Welterweight champion.
Post fight Jon was gracious in defeat, and Cain expressed in no uncertain terms his delight in pulling the win out of the fire. After the show Cain stuck to his pre fight prediction that the longer the fight the stronger he’d become, and proved himself right with a great submission victory.

The first International Superfight saw Hawaiian invader and BJ Penn Protégé Albert “Always Bad” Manners take on Local Favorite Daniel “Lil Devil” Lima. Manners delivered on pre show reputation by dancing his way to the cage and engaging in a variety of Shenanigans once inside. Fight Club Jiu Jitsu leader Daniel Lima entered to a huge local reception and the atmosphere was charged with what promised to be a highly entertaining fight between two aggressive fighters.
With the fighters given their instructions and Manners landing a kiss on Lima as they hooked up gloves, the crowd erupted as the Referee started the fight. Manner’s set the tone for the ensuring action as he simultaneously touched gloves and delivered a kick to Lima’s ribs as they came out for the first round. That elicited a shower of boos and taunts from the crowd as the two traded of their feet. Lima was aggressive and just missed with a wild right hand, but Manners was able to make the most of his reach advantage and rocked Lima with a huge punch that sent Daniel to the canvas. Manners attempted to follow up for a stoppage but Lima used all his experience to hide his head from further punishment until he could regain his bearings. Lima ended up on top on the ground but in a tight looking triangle, as Manners looked to finish the fight this time from his back.
The choke appeared tight, and Manners peppered Lima with elbows as he defended, but Lima was able to refute Manner’s pre fight assertion that his BJJ black meant nothing in MMA by riding out the danger of his submission attempts and using the time to rest and recuperate after the knockdown. Manners was using a lot of energy from the bottom trying to finish but was unable to do so and after reaching a stalemate the Referee stood the fighters up.
On their feet Lima looked to have largely recovered, whilst Manners was starting to show the effects of a long trip and tough weight cut. The first round finished with Lima landing some solid strikes from the clinch, rescuing what could have almost been a 10-8 round. Lima went to his corner complaining of a finger in the eye, and was trying to get his vision fully recovered as they started the second. Manners came out looking far more drained after a big first round, and the pair traded on the feet before Lima managed to score a takedown from the clinch. The Australian representative dropped some effective elbows on Manners and after a scramble to the feet the exhausted Hawaiian pulled guard. Lima threw strikes to the legs and even tried a few flying stomps to the body until he ended up back in Manner’s guard attempting to land bombs. Manners got back to his feet and as the horn blew for the end of the round, both fighters continued to exchange for a few seconds until separated. Lima looked to have turned the momentum of the fight and taken the second round, and also appeared to be the fresher fighter as we entered the final.

After an exchange the fighters were separated so the doctor could attend to Manners as he claimed to have been hit in the eye himself. The crowd grew increasingly restless as Manners was afforded a long rest period as he was checked. With the fight restarted and Lima starting to find his range, Manners then claimed a shot to the groin. Given time to recover the fighters reengaged, and again Manners had the fight stopped for and alleged groin shot, much to the disapproval of the vocal crowd. Manners managed to get more time to recover as his groin protection was adjusted.
This angered both the crowd and Lima, as once the fight was restarted he punished Manners with low kicks, punches and elbows from the clinch. The Hawaiian’s Gas tank was empty by this point and was trying to land a Hail Mary punch off Lima’s leg kicks but Lima ended the final round with multiple strikes to his fatigued opponent. Initially words were being exchanged inside the cage leading up to the judge’s decision as both fighters were unhappy with the other, but the crowd erupted in applause as Daniel Lima was named the winner of the first Superfight by unanimous decision. Eventually the tempers simmered down, and Manner’s even returned to the cage later to apologise to the crowd for his antics and say that he hoped to return sometime soon. Lima left the crowd a popular winner, and looks forward to making a charge at the 135lb Shooto title.

Heavyweights Jeff ‘Batman” King from Zen Training centre and Master Jiu Jitsu fighter Damon McClure faced off in the penultimate fight of the night, in what promised to be a battle of the impressively powerful physique of ‘Batman’ versus the ground skills of McClure.
King came forward early and managed to score a nice double leg takedown but McClure managed to hang tight and avoid punishment from the bottom. Damon then threw his legs up and managed to secure a triangle choke on King, and whilst not appearing to be fully applied King’s muscular physique ended up being his downfall as the triangle choke pushed his own shoulder muscles into his throat, getting a tap at 48 seconds of the first round.

The Final Match of the event and second International Superfight saw Adrian ‘The Hunter’ Pang looking to improve Integrated MMA’s record to a perfect 4-0 for the event as he squared off against Hawaiian Dave “the Mad Mongoose” Moreno.
Former Army Ranger Moreno showed the influence of his move to the BJ Penn camp, with his stand up technique displaying the stylistic fingerprints of “The Prodigy”. Moreno ended up shooting off a punch and landing a nice takedown on Pang. The first round was a highly technical ground battle as Moreno looked to pass Pang’s guard and strike, whilst Pang did an excellent defensive job off his back. Late in the round Pang managed to reverse the Hawaiian and looked to strike from the top while Moreno attempted to maneuver into position for a submission attempt.
The Second round saw both fighters launch simultaneous kicks, resulting in a slip by Moreno and Pang getting top position. Pang attempted to effectively strike from the top, whilst Moreno hung on tight from the bottom to avoid punishment. Late in the period the fighters were restarted, but Pang scored another takedown to secure the round.

The fight went into the final round appearing to be even so both fighters were looking to press forward and secure victory. Pang hit a nice low kick and turned it into a takedown, but Moreno managed to reverse the position and get on top. Whilst Pang managed to keep Moreno tight and avoid giving him any space to wind up, Moreno managed to land a sharp elbow that cut Pang above the left eye. After the doctor checked the cut and decided Pang could continue, the fighters continued their battle on the ground. Dave attempted to land a big bomb from top position, but ended up in an arm triangle. As Pang was looking to tighten the submission, the referee again stopped the fight to check the cut. After a few anxious moments for ‘The Hunter’, he was cleared to continue from the same position. Within 10 seconds of the restart, Adrian was able to tighten the Arm triangle and force the tap from the visiting fighter at 2:38 of the final round.

Once again the event was a huge success, featuring great fights and amazing fighters. The crowd was highly vocal and supportive of their favorite fighters, and managed to cheer Australia home to a 2-0 sweep of the International Superfights. Matt Cain became our first WR Welterweight Champion; some impressive debutants suggested we have some huge battles in the near future and a special mention to Integrated MMA who managed a clean 4-0 sweep for their fighters. Thanks again to all those involved and who attended, and we’ll see you all at WR 11!

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