The Fallout - Smack Talk

July 6, 2010

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Vault MMA is proud to announce the signing of one of Sydney's greatest fighters, the current reigning NFC Lightweight Champion of Sydney Bu Laia

Coming off an 8 fight win streak 10-4-0 Bu Laia has had 5 consecutive title defences in what was the talent rich 155lbs division of the former NFC, one of Sydney's premier organisations before its fall, Bu has not seen action since the 24th of February 2010 at the NFC Fight Night 13 and many had speculated what the next move of this extremely popular fighter would be, were proud to have managed to put the deal together.

When asked to comment on the signing Mavin Artist CEO of Vault MMA had this to say.

"You know we have been working on this deal on and off now for a few months, when we first approached Bu Laia's manager Jake Heke the truth was we were not ready to have a guy of this caliber come in and headline the division, we had to go away get our house in order and build this thing up to the point were it would be attractive to the upper tier of talent in Sydney, and in a very short time i think thats what we have done and continue to do each and every day, you can look at our division's now especially at 155lbs and you can see the depth, we are becoming very talent rich and that just makes me so proud, to have a guy like Bu Laia fighting for us... that just gives us so much credibility and legitimacy im over the moon, for me this is the single biggest moment in the history of our fight org and i hope its the first of many such moments".

This news will send a shockwave felt thougth the whole 155lbs division in The Fallout - Vault MMA and makes a definate statement to the rest of the city, Vault MMA is here to stay. Expect major news regarding the future of the 155lbs title mix soon.

July 6, 2010

Vault 008 Preview ::

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What's up fight fans. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Arran, and I'm the new preview writer for The Fallout - Vault MMA. I've been operating a bookmakers in Sydney for the last few months, running lines on every card for another prominent Sydney organisation as well as UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and Bellator events. I could pick a winner pretty well in the fight lines, so hopefully this translates well into breaking down fights and taking a bit of an educated guess on how they might play out at The Fallout - Vault MMA.

This Saturday get on down to Wild Bob's for Vault 008 and witness some of the best up-and-coming talent kicking around Sydney throw down once again for your entertainment.

185 lbs: Hattori Hanzo v John Daville

The night will be opened by two young fighters both looking for their first win. Neither of these fighters have shown much interest in the standup game, so expect this one to hit the ground early. Daville will look to outwork Hanzo on the mat, but may struggle in the later stages of the fight with his cardio. Neither fighter has shown they have the killer instinct to finish the fight, so with that in mind I'm taking Daville by uninspiring decision. Daville, decision

205 lbs: Oliver Silver v Tyler Davis

Another matchup featuring two fighters yet to taste victory, these two fighters have the talent but have yet to put it together into an impressive performance in the cage. Expect Silver to come out hard and fast before slowing down, allowing Davis to take the fight to him and riding out the decision win. Davis, decision

170 lbs: Hanzo Chiba v bark er

This is the classic striker versus grappler matchup with a twist - er is by far the superior striker, but has shown a strange tendency to look to take the fight to the mat, where he can show off his sparkly white belt. He better come in with a better gameplan than that against the BJJ specialist or he's going home minus a limb. Chiba, submission

170 lbs: KooK Connor v Justin Angle

Connor should be the better striker in this one, and if the rumours that Angle hasn't had the best camp are true, look for Angle to run out of gas early, before getting clipped in the second and heading back home to tend to his garden. Connor, KO

185 lbs: William Brodie v Dexter Morgan

Both Brodie and Morgan sit at 1-1, and both are desperate to notch another win and move up the ranks. Brodie will look to take Dexter Morgan down where he can control him with his superior wrestling. Morgan will land some shots but ultimately takedowns will be the difference as Brodie smothers Morgan for three rounds. Brodie, decision

170 lbs: Dye Tryin v Jack Silver

This battle should take place mainly on the feet, where you will see Silver put his impressive boxing on display against Tryin's clinch game. If Tryin can get a hold of Silver, expect to see Tryin rain down elbows until the mat is painted red with Silvers blood. Unfortunately for Tryin, I don't think he can keep a hold of Silver and I think we'll see Silver stay on the outside, and land enough to win a close decision. Silver, decision

155 lbs: Ishuzak Abarukas v James Bryce

This fight looks competitive on paper, but in reality this should be a walk in the park for the accurate striking of Abarukas. Look for Bryce to gas himself early trying for takedowns, while Abarukas lands at will for three rounds for a very lopsided decision. Abarukas, decision

205 lbs: Craig Sutherland v Shane Williams

This light heavyweight battle will probably stay on the feet, where Sutherland has a big advantage. Unfortunately for Sutherland, no one knows how to lose better than Sutherlands manager, who currently holds the record for the most losses by a manager in Sydney. I imagine in this bout we'll see Sutherland look good early, before being clipped in the second and finished. Williams, KO

185 lbs: Henry Hillbilly v Vance Vorhees

The co-main event is evenly matched, and we could see ANYTHING happen in this one. But you're not reading this for vague strategy or ass-covering, so here's how I see it going down. Look for Hillbilly to stand early with Vorhees. Vorhees will land some shots, but Hillbilly's chin will see him ride out the danger, before taking Vorhees down, beating him up, and locking in a choke. Hillbilly, submission

205 lbs: Lothar Dornier v Jose Rodriguez

The champion is the better all-around fighter in this 205 lb title fight. Rodriguez is in the unenviable position of being outmatched both standing and on the ground. The challengers best shot at victory is going to be to steal rounds with takedowns and top control. Five rounds is a long time to avoid not only the submission game of Dornier, but also the power the champ has shown in the past standing. I suspect Rodriguez will find some success early on, but sooner or later one of Dornier's big high kicks is going to find a home on "The Heat's" questionable chin, and J-Rod is going to sleep. Dornier, KO

July 10, 2010

Vault 008 Review

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Yo yo yo, it's Hustler D this week as my brother is on his way to Italy for some underground business with The Black Hand. Despite the sell out in Wild Bob's Bar, tonight event receive a rating of 68.14, which isn't that good in my opinion, especially when you are comparing with last week's rating. Still, it's currently the top 3 event rating for The Fallout, and I believe next week's card should have higher rating due to highly hyped battles, this week card seems a little minor from what I see, maybe I am wrong, but whatever. Let's get into the fights.

Hattori Hanzo vs John Daville

Hanzo's gameplan was always the same and this time, Daville has a similar gameplan to Hanzo despite he actually has the power kicks to kill Hanzo if executed well. This battle is just a 15 minutes BJJ ground battle, with Hattori Hanzo getting the victory through unanimous decision. Not a good event starter.

Oliver Silver vs Tyler Davis

In the second match, I am quite surprised that Silver failed to take Davis down after so many attempts. Silver is clearly the better wrestler as Davis has near-zero wrestling capability. However, Davis intended to go for takedown sometime and Silver actually pushed Davis away, hinting that he wants to go to the ground, but not on his back due to bad BJJ ability. Anyway, Davis's gameplan came out better, mixing some striking(and with perfect accuracy) to gain judges' favor on the standup and thus winning the fight by unanimous decision.

Hanzo Chiba vs Bark Er

I don't know what the hell happened with Barker, but he sure did like what Aaran, the other writer, predicted - going for the ground. I don't know, maybe Aaran has the magic of Octopus Paul or something. Chiba couldn't really take Barker down so if Barker was playing his standup game, he might win. However, he gave away the match by taking Chiba down and end up getting subbed by Chiba. That kneebar was awesome.

KooK Connor vs Justin Angle

Finally, a close and exciting fight. Connor did some awesome job in the first round, standup and clinch, he was the better fighter out there. Still, Angle wasn't getting dominated though, he fought back hard on his own, and the exchange drew the crowd's attention for the entire five minutes. Second round, both fighters exchanged for around half the round, and Angle went wild around the first minute mark, and two punch combo did the job of cutting Connor. Well, the bleeding certainly took Connor's energy and sight away. Connor didn't see a takedown coming and got down on the ground with Angle mounting on him. Connor tried to improve his position while trying to survive until the bell. He did survive, but he wasn't able to improve his position at all, giving that round to Angle. Now we went for the last round, both fighters needed this round and Connor was too tired to shove Angle's takedown attempt away. He was taken down multiple time in that round, giving Angle points on that round. All three judges scored this bout 28:29 and Angle won by yet another unanimous decision. One thing I think Connor should do is to be more aggresive next time. Good bout nontheless. That was the first fight of the night that you could see crowd cheering wildly.

William Brodie vs Dexter Morgan

Morgan did very well in this fight. Brodie's gameplan was all takedown for the standup. Yes, he did take Morgan down, but Morgan surprised Brodie by gaining top position multiple time in the fight and lands some huge shot at Brodie. Not to mention Brodie was near useless when he was on his back. On the standup part of the fight, Morgan was very aggresive. He was literally killing Brodie with head punches. One thing I love about this fight is that it ends with a finish. Just one minute into the third round, Morgan stunned Brodie with a straight jab and Brodie decided to close in and take Morgan down. Morgan saw the opporturnity and capitalized on it with a beautiful knee that dropped Brodie to the mat.

Dye Tryin vs Jack Silver

One thing I believe the crowd love about this fight is that, it's pure striking game. I love the clinch game, it's classic muay thai vs dirty boxing at its best. First round, Tryin's clinch game didn't come up as good as he though and he was also losing in the standup game. He was knocked down once by Silver's huge right hand and that strike also cut Tryin on his right eye. We also saw that Tryin nearly fell to the floor after a three punches combination of Silver but Silver didn't put on enough pressure after that, Tryin survived. Second round, Tryin wanted the clinch position but was outgunned by Silver inside the clinch. However, Silver seemed to be less aggresive. Cardio problem I guess. That round was close, but Silver was better. Third round, Tryin was able to do more than the gassed Silver but winning just one round wasn't enough for him to avoid the unanimous lose to Jack Silver.

Ishuzak Abarukas vs James Bryce

Abarukas was aiming for big shots since the beginning of the fight, stalking Bryce and waiting for the perfect moment. Bryce, on the other hand, aimed for takedowns. The pace of this fight was pretty slow and Abarukas's big shots didn't really land much. Still, Aburukas's sprawling did well and on the beautiful time of only 2 minutes and 22 seconds(2:22) into the fight, Abarukas's ultimate big shots: acombination of right hook, left uppercut, right overhand fist, left knee to the stomach area and then another right hook to the chin dropped Bryce-with-blood-in-his-mouth down. Shit, that moment was awesome even when it's showing on the slow-mo replay. A KO out of nowhere by Abarukas.

Craig Sutherland vs Shane Williams

This is another entertaining bout, but could be even more entertaining if Sutherland did more. Well, I guess you just can't really do much when your opponent is that damn good. Well, Williams's gameplan is pretty unpredictable, he could clinch you up and break it very soon; he could take you down and stand up a few moments later. Still, his unpredictable strategy won him the first round. Sutherland, decided to just smash Sutherland up in the second round. The better standup and a critical takedown took the second round for Sutherland, a close round but certainly Sutherland's. Last round was everyone's game, but Williams reserved his energy on second round and took that round by doing more things and di those things successfully. After all, a missed strike is nothing. All three judges gave this bout 28:29 and Shane Williams is the winner.

Henry Hillbilly vs Vance Vorhees

This fight was pretty good to watch, certainly a co-main event quality match. Hillbilly came in strong, taking Vorhees down and actively landing strikes. Vorhees did strike from bottom position but Hillbilly was too good when he's on top. Second round, Hillbilly's work rate decreased. He took Vorhees down and went for a lot of submission maenuever this round. I believe he was trying to end the fight on that round but wasn't able to. Third round, Hillbilly was gassed and the always-on-his-back Vorhees has a lot of energy to boot. he struck Hillbilly with crazy-level accuracy, scoring huge on the judge's scorecard. Two judges gave the last round 10:8 for Vorhees and the fight ended in a majority draw, with the scorecard of 28:28, 28:28 and 29:28.

Lothar Dornier vs Jose Rodriguez

In the last fight of the day, we witnessed Dornier handing Rodriguez a tough loss of his career. Both fighters was planning the exact same thing - get into the clinch position and they eventually got it. Both fighters have great clinchwork so their strikes weren't landing flash and the champion has a slight upper hand before taking Rodriguez down on the mat. Just after the landing, Dornier passed into half guard and quickly secured a kimura out of nowhere that surprised his opponents and the crowd, finishing the fight in just one and a half minute.

Aaran's Prediction:

7 Corrects

3 Corrects with correct Finish

Verdict: Darn, that's some nice predictions there.

FotN - Dye Tryin vs Jack Silver

SotN - Lothar Dornier

KotN - Dexter Morgan

Alright, that's all for now. I am getting a phone call from Joker The Pimp and he asked me to go to talk to other mafia force, so see you all next week. Hustler D, out.

July 11, 2010

Vault 009 Preview ::

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What's up fight fans. I'm back this week with my sophomore effort at letting you know how things are going to go down at Wild Bob's this Saturday. Last week, I'm told I went 7 from 10 with my predictions, with three correct finishes. I don't really know what to make of that being that it was my first preview, but if it's good enough to impress the clown brothers, then I guess it can't be all bad. Anyway, enough backslapping; let's break down some fights.

155 lbs: Maurizio Marchetti (1-2-0) v Lee Rockfist (0-1-0)

Kicking off the under-card action is the Fallout veteran Marchetti taking on the young Rockfist, who has yet to taste victory in the cage. Marchetti is an accurate boxer with just enough knowledge of the wrestling game to keep the fight where he wants it - which is most definitely on the feet. We haven't seen much of Rockfist at all - he was subbed out in just 15 seconds by Featherweight title contender Junior Zappa in his only professional fight - but as a young fighter with no obvious standout skill, it's hard to see him having much success against the laser-guided pillow punches of Marchetta. Marchetti, decision

170 lbs: Paul Burke (7-7-0) v Joseph Goss (5-6-0)

Paul "Wildfire" Burke is set to welcome Syndicate and OFC veteran Joseph "The Rifleman" Goss to Fallout in this battle between two grisly veterans. "Is the Rifleman shot?" is the question on many peoples lips as he tries to put a halt to a four fight losing streak in Welterweight action this Saturday. Burke will have the advantage standing, where this fight is most likely to take place, as long as he can avoid playing the clinch game with Goss. My gut tells me he can, and while Wildfire won't be able to finish the iron-jawed Goss, he should be able to outpoint him and grind out a decision. Burke, decision

205 lbs: Randall Greene (0-1-0) v Jason Kain (1-2-0)

This light-heavyweight battle pits Fallout newcomer Randall "No Show" Greene up against struggling youngster "Mad Man" Jason Kain. Greene does have an advantage on the feet, but has showed a reckless tendency to try to take the fight to the ground in his only other professional fight - not a smart move when you consider the grappling credentials of "No Show". "Mad Man" may be a stud in the bedroom, but he's been anything but in the cage, and I don't think he has it in him to halt the two fight losing streak he's currently riding. I think the real "No Show" will show up on Saturday with an improved gameplan, and will put Kain away. Greene, KO

170 lbs: Cliff Sierra (1-1-0) v Bam Bam (1-2-0)

Cliff "The Nutcracker" Sierra will try to make it two wins in a row against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Bam Bam in the second welterweight bout of the card. Sierra is about as one-dimensional as a third of Avatar, throwing nothing but leg kicks in his previous two fights. Bam Bam isn't much better, as he will try to turn this fight into grappling match where he has a pretty decent shot of pulling off a submission. It's a coin-flip - if Bam Bam can land an early takedown, in all likelihood he will leave Wild Bob's with his second win. If he doesn't get it however, look for Bam Bam to gas out under the barrage of The Nutcracker's leg kicks and his own failed takedown attempts. I'll take heads. Bam Bam, submission

205 lbs: Benny Tronk (2-4-0) v Mad Hatter (2-1-0)

Both of these fighters are coming off losses at Vault 006, and will look to rebound in what looks like a competitive light-heavyweight match. There are hushed whispers in Wonderland that the Mad Hatter hasn't had a great camp, and is struggling to make weight six days out from the fight. Assuming the fight goes ahead, look for "The Raptor" Tronk to move into the clinch early and try to batter the Hatter with knees. He's going to have to avoid Hatter's big right hand to avoid taking an early nap, and although he's shown a decent enough beard in the past, I think Hatter will catch him. Hatter, KO

185 lbs: Gravy Train (1-1-0) v Kent Ortega (4-6-0)

Gravy "The Dawn" Train gives up a fair amount of experience to the man they call "The Mantis" in this middleweight bout, although insiders have recently questioned Ortega's desire to continue fighting after two straight losses at Vault 006 and Vault 007. It's really up to Ortega where this fight takes place, as he has a significant wrestling advantage. I think Ortega will prove the critics wrong in this fight and show that he still has what it takes be a fighter. Ortega, decision

155 lbs: Liste Pik (4-4-0) v Brett Yarris (8-10-1)

The first fight on the main card pits chess club president Liste Pik against the former OFC champ "The Koala Killer" Brett Yarris. It doesn't seem that long ago that Yarris was talked up as a genuine title contender in Fallout's stacked lightweight division, but Yarris has dropped two straight since that thrilling draw with James Ytlear at Vault 003. Pik has been a mixed bag so far in Fallout, splitting his two fights with both going to the judges scorecards. A master strategist with deceptive power, he can be a danger to anyone when he comes to fight, but his mind can be his greatest weakness as well as his strength, as he's been known to ponder the mechanics of quantum physics while getting punched in the face. Yarris desperately needs to win to stay relevant, and he should have the tools to put away the Dane. Yarris, KO

170 lbs: Glenn Archer (3-1-0) v Andre Galvao (3-1-0)

This welterweight bout between Glenn Archer and Andre Galvao looks like it may take place primarily on the ground, as both fighters are primarily grapplers. Archer does have some basic striking skills, which if he's smart he should use as he's no match for Galvao on the ground. Galvao is extremely quick and will almost certainly get this fight into his realm, where he'll land just enough strikes to open up Archer for a submission. Galvao, submission

185 lbs: Katsuro Kazuhiro (3-2-0) v Tommy Henderson (4-2-0)

Hopefully you're good and warmed up by the previous grappling match, as this middleweight fight between the Japanese BJJ sensation Katsuro "Ryuu" Kazuhiro and hometown hero "Brutal" Tommy Henderson seems set to follow the same template. Neither fighter has been willing to trade on the feet in the past, and I don't see that changing in this fight. Kazuhiro has by far the better grappling credentials, and this one should be academic. Prepare to see the Australian twisted up like a pretzel. Kazuhiro, submission

155 lbs: BJ Howard (7-1-0) v Colin McDermott (7-6-0)

The main event will feature the rematch between two former Fallout champs. BJ Howard will be looking to avenge his sole professional loss, while Colin McDermott will be out to prove that his submission victory over the heavily favored Howard was no fluke. Both of these fighters prefer the ground game, so it's quite possible that this fight will top off a trilogy of fights contested on the ground. The word out of Australian Top Team is that BJ has been training like a madman in preparation for this fight, with some teammates even concerned that he may have over-trained. No doubt spurned on by the war of words between these two that has played out on the smack talk forum, Howard will need to be careful not to come into the fight too drained from what seems to be an extremely tough camp. The winner of this fight will almost certainly be right in the title mix, just a week before James Ytlear and Enrique Rizzo do battle for the Lightweight strap in the main event of the eagerly anticipated Vault 010, so there is plenty riding on this result. Will lightning strike twice for McDermott? My guess is no. Howard, submission

Kunit · July 17, 2010

Welcome everyone, we have a post fight interview with Former Fallout Lightweight Champion, BJ Howard

Q: Congratulation on the big win over Colin tonight, it must of felt good to avenge your only loss

BJ: Thanks, yeah this fight meant a lot for me, the first fight i lost real quick, and i knew he fluked it, so tonight i wanted to show everyone that he has no chance with me and i think i did that

Q: Now you two did have a lot of pre fight hype talk, how did you feel about that and how do you feel about Colin now?

BJ: Look, i don't have any hate towards him coming into the fight and leaving the fight, i just didn't like his attitude, saying how fast he beat me, when he even knew it was a fluke, i just wanted to show him that I'm on a different level to him, but i wish him all the best and hope he wins his next few fights so we can have a 3rd match

Q: Now, there was a bit of drama before the event, about concerns about you making weight, what happened?

BJ: I really wanted to beat Colin, so i just trained non stop, people thought i was over training, but i knew i was going to make weight, no way was i going to not fight Colin

Q: With this win, your now in the title picture, and with the title being contested for in one week, who do you pick winning, Rizzo or Ytlear?

BJ: Rizzo easy, Ytlear has good ground game, but overall he is no way near Rizzo, I predict Rizzo will win with ease, 1st or 2nd round tko/ko

Q: Well thanks for the time BJ and congradulations on the win

BJ: Thanks, and one more thing...Im sorry to Marvin Artist, for giving you a bit of a heart attack, wont happen again

July 18, 2010

Vault 009 Review

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This card is good, higher rating than the last card with the score of 78.09, which is 2nd high among the cards of The Fallout and also gaining the highest revenue ever seen in The Fallout, a revenue of $112,500. Yes, I scan on the account book illegally again, tee hee! Alright, time for my review and opinions on the fight:

Maurizio Marchetti vs Lee Rockfist

First one was meh...still not bad I guess. After all they were almost on the same level. The first round was back and forth, Rockfist missed a few strikes standing and then clinch up but Marchetti has the upper hand in the clinch, taking Rockfist down to the ground. A standup later, and then a takedown again. And then another takedown. Rockfist wanted to submit Marchetti but no fruit yet for round 1. Round 2, Rockfist fought back with a takedown of his own but failed to do much before the referee standup. Marchetti did well in the clinch position later until Rockfist pull him, again, to the ground, and controlled him for the entire round to take that round. Last round, both fighters were exhausted and Rockfist was completely drained. He took Marchetti down but Marchetti was active enough on his back to avoid anything from happening. After the referee standup, Marchetti unleashed all his energy and fury in the clinch and standup, winning that last round. All judges' scored this bout 29:28 and the winner by unanious decision is Maurizio Marchetti.

Paul Burke vs Joseph Goss

This fight was all about clinching. First round, Goss came out stronger, blocking, striking, defending well on the botton but his energy was out of his body after that. Burke donimated the the second round with good accuracy of his dirty boxing. Goss did defend quite well but Goss didn't get on the attack quite enough, giving the second round to Burke. The third and last round was a strikingfest, both fighters on the offensive, pushing away and trying to force their opponent into their own clinch. That round was close, but the judges have their own choice in their hand. All judges scored this bout 29:28 and the winner by unaimous decision is Paul Burke.

Randall Greene vs Jason Kain

The third undercard fight came out strong, Greene landed a huge kick that cut Kain in the right eye and almost end the fight. Kain hanged on though, clinch up and recovered well. However, his performance after shocked by that kick was nowhere near the level of Greene. Second round, Kain was back to his normal mood I guess, as he avoided a few takedowns of Greene and made Greene pay for it with a takedown of his own. However, he didn't really do much and decided to stand up. Kain struck hard with his kicks of steel and maanged to land some before taking Greene down to lock the 10 points of that round to himself. Sadly, the crowd was quite bored of the long matches by now, two straight matches by decision and another to the 3rd round wasn't that fun to watch. Of course, I didn't care. It's worth the ticket price after all. Long show time, tee hee! 3rd round, Kain obviously wanted to shoot Greene down with a head kick of his own, probably trying to payback Greene's head kick on the first round. Kain later went for a clinch but Greene pull guard instantly and got it. Kain slowly going into better position but what the fuck? He decided to just stand on mount position? Greene failed to do much though before the round ended, so yeah this one's Kain I believe. The bout was scored 28:29, 29:29 and 28:29 with the winner by majoriecision, Jason Kain!

Cliff Sierra vs Bam Bam

Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA! Rumors my ass, Bam knew Sierra's chin and decided to take him down and forget about the money at all. Sierra honestly didn't do good, his leg kicks and leg kicks only game plan was too stupid to catch Bam at all. Despite that Bam failed to submit him in the first two round, Sierra wasn't doing much besides pushing Bam away when he was trying to take him down. On round 3, Bam took Sierra down into half guard, advanced into mount and switched his position swiftly to land the armbar on Sierra's left arm. The crowd went wild on the first finish of the night, bad ass move by Bam Bam!

Benny Tronk vs Mad Hatter

I have no idea what's with Hatter on this fight. Did he accepts some money from some organization and decided to play fake? He just didn't really engage at all. Tronk was active, keeping the pressure on Hatter but failing to land a takedown or move into the clinch. Hatter has a lot of chance, but capitalize on only a few of them. With the Luck Goddess's blessing him, he managed to cut Tronk just before the end of the round. Round 2, Hatter went down. I didn't like Hatter's style, it's like football[or soccer for American], you are not going to fucking win by turtling on your own quarter for the entire 90 minutes and I disagree with "turtling after 1 goal strategy" by some of the football teams. Alright, back on topic. As soona s Tronk got Hatter down to the ground, he was twisting Hatter's body like it was a barbie doll. Sadly, this barbie doll is alive and able to defend well. The crowd booed for the boring round and we headed into the third. Tronk landed a head kick just 10 seconds into the third round, mounted Hatter and decided to not strike but submission, OH COME ON!!!! It's like a dumb striker from football decided to just shoot while 5 defenders are in front of him but not pass to a free teammate. Ok, back on topic again. Well, Tronk just keep spinning and spinning...spinning and spinning until the end of the fight. This bout was all 29:28 and the winner by eion is Benny "The Barbie Torturer" Tronk.

Gravy Train vs Kent Ortega

Both fighters wanted the clinch position but it was Ortega that take Train into it but decided to push Train away later. Train then went for a takedown and after a few bad sub attempt, Ortega stood up and continued with his clinch and break gameplan. What's the purpose? Well, judges do take a fighter's control of his opponent into account on scoring, and I guess Ortega wanted to show that aspect. Not a clever game plan after all, GIVE THE CROWD SOME LOVE BY DOING SOMETHING USEFUL! Ortega was the master of defense on 2nd round, pushing Train away from clinch, standup after a takedown but Train's counter-attack made Ortega doubtful for trying to engage. I love the one-two to Ortega's body after Ortega's clinch attempt. The best of the round was after Train's take down on 2:43. At least Train was trying to strike and that round ended on the ground. Last round, Train took Ortega down and went into mount but failed to strike Ortega with precision. Come on Train, work on your GnP next time you steps into the cage. Ortega was surprisingly good at standup and Train wasn't controlling well enough despite taking Ortega down several times. Still, Ortega didn't do much besides clinch and break so Train eventually won that round. The scorecards were all 29:28 and the winner by unanimous decision is Gravy Train.

Liste Pik vs Brett Yarris

Next, we have Pik against Yarris. The Tale of the Tape said Pik is experienced. Sadly, Yaris was far far more experienced so that Key of the Victory was nullified. Yarris did good on his guard after Pik took him down, forcing Pik to stand up. Yarris has a smiled after Pik's standup as he struck hard on Pik, eventually landing some beautiful shots that send the crowd cheering wild, and later knocked Pik down and out with a swift combination. that's world class boxer's speed and precision, that's one mother fucking knockout! The speed was so fast that Pik was caught with two more in his ways of going down. "Take that speed you slow-mo camera! You can't slow me down!" that's the word of Yarris's fists.

Glenn Archer vs Andre Galvao

When you put two ground fighters into the cage, you expect a BJJ matchup and you have it. Takedown after takedown, submission twist after twist. Both fighters did try to land some strikes but their defense were too good for their standard of ground and pound to go in. Shit, this is "BJJ 101", every sort of lock and every sort of sweep in action. Galvao took the mount position late in that round but didn't hit much of his strikes before the end of that round. Second round started in the same way. Galvao took the mount position early this time. With a big smile on his face, he started to smash and smash but Archer was actively moving like a worm there. Galvao gave up striking, jumped to the right side for an armbar but Archer took that opporturnity to sweep Galvao down onto his guard. Archer wanted to advance and Galvao took that error of Archer, moving away while Archer didn't hold him tight enough and locked the armbar just like he's saying "How about that, biatche? I am going to armbar you anyway, from mount or botttom!" Well, that fight ended good.

Katsuro Kazuhiro vs Tommy Henderson

In the co-main event of the night, we have Katsuro "Ryuu" Kazuhiro, the jiu-jitsu samurai from Japan, versus "Brutal" Tommy Henderson, an Australia local warrior. Kazuhiro knew his standup sucks and went for the takedown as always. His game plan is almost the same throughout his career until now. Henderson was a tough son of a biatch, holding on after being mounted and work his way back to half guard on 1:45. Kazuhiro was doing so well with his submission attempts but Henderson hanged on for entire five minutes. Brutal defense by Henderson. Second round, Kazuhiro countered a takedown with a double leg and slowly advanced into the mount again! Holy shit, Kazuhiro was so smooth on the ground despite being the bigger fighter. Henderson's time has come on 3:02, as he swept after Kazuhiro's bad armbar attempt. Both fighters went for the leg of their opponent but none was able to lock something good. Kazuhiro saw an opening of a failed leg hook and took the top position again, advanced into side control and the round ended. Third round, Kazuhiro again taking Henderson down and Kazuhiro was looking for a kimura from half guard. Henderson was able to hold on despite the tight lock, escape from the side by surprise and end up onto side control as Kazuhiro quickly turns to avoid his back being taken. Henderson quickly went for the arm before Kazuhiro could settle down and forced the jiu-jitsu artist to tap in his own art. What a comeback! The crowd went wild with a shit load of screaming and cheering around the arena.

BJ Howard vs Colin McDermott

Now, we are on the MAIN EVENTTTTTTT OF THE EVENING! Howard vs McDermott 2. On Vault 004 a months ago, it only took McDermott one minute to lock in an arm triangle and take the belt away from BJ Howard. McDermott then lost the belt to James Ytlear on Vault 007 by a late guillotine choke and Howard submitted Brett Yarris on Vault 006 to regain his confidence and a spot to be the no.1 contender for the belt. McDermott wanted to retake the belt too, no matter who the F won in next week's Vault 010, Ytlear or Rizzo, he wanted to belt, so was Yarris. Now, this is the fight for the no.1 contender spot and both wanted it.

Despite McDermott being the better wrestler on the paper, Howard took him down very quic and into full mount. Howard didn't strike, I don't know why but his failing sub attempts allowed McDermott to retake half guard. McDermott controlled well enough to hold on until the referee standup but Howard quickly took him down again with explosive speed and the determination of a beast. The submission battle continued and McDermott took Howard's back out of nowhere, drawing the wildest cheer from the crowd. Howard knew he was in trouble but still, he did good to block the rear naked choke of McDermott and rolled back into half guard. Howard switched his stance a little bit and when he has McDermott's head in a satisfying position with enough space on his side, he quickly pulled McDermott down, moved to full guard with his legs and his hands holding the guillotine choke real tight for 6 seconds to force McDermott tap. A payback and a great win for Howard. He climbed up the cage after that to celebrate it with the crowd. James Ytlear and Enrique Rizzo, whoever wins the belt better be prepared for BJ Howard!

Arron's Prediction:

6 Correct

6 Correct with correct finish

Verdict: Despite his correct score is lower than previous week's, it's harder to get the correct finish but he's able to do it without problem. So yeah, good job Arron, I am going to find you for some Fifa Woman's World Cup prediction these few days so just wait! And if you give me the wrong choice, I will paint your house bloody red. Tee hee!

FotN - Katsuro Kazuhiro vs Tommy Henderson

KotN - Brett Yarris

SotN - Tommy Henderson

The high event rating is probably because of the great main card. It's always great to have a good main card than a good undercard because that's what people are coming for. I am looking forward for next week's title fight, until then, it's crime life for me.

July 18, 2010

Tommy Henderson had these words to say following his big win:

"We worked pretty hard in my camp with my ground game, we knew it was going to be reall tough but I hung in there. It was a great fight and as soon as it was announced I knew it was going to be fight of the night."

And the title?

"I really got schooled last time I was in there with someone whose standup was a lot better but I think I am ready to take that belt. We both beat the same guy Nate and you haven't fought in months. What do you say about getting your own Fight of the Night against me?"

July 19, 2010

Vault 010 Preview ::

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What’s up fight fans? I’m back this week to preview what is shaping up to be the biggest event in Fallout’s short history. It will also be the first time I preview my own fighters - an interesting prospect, as I’m going to be treading a fine line between predicting what I think will go down, and giving up my fight strategy. So, sit back and let me take you on a journey through the maze of up and coming talent and established Fallout stars. Last week I was six from 10 in my picks, with all six correct finishes. So, be sure to remember when it’s all said and done: you heard it here first.

145 lbs: Jack Woods (0-1-0) v Jacob Danzig (0-1-0)

These two fighters will kick off not just Vault 010, but the featherweight division of Fallout as this will be the first 145 pound battle in Fallout’s history. Both Woods and Danzig have yet to register their first win, and interestingly, both of these fighters’ losses are to the same man and in the same manner - first round rear naked choke. Danzig hold’s a slight edge standing, with Woods having a definitive edge on the ground. Unfortunately, Woods doesn’t have the tools to get Danzig to the ground, and “Ju Ju Bone” should be able to outpoint him on the feet. Danzig, decision

145 lbs: Leroy Goins (1-0-0) v Shin Yamaguchi (0-0-0)

There isn’t really too much to say here; Goins is an absolute beast and is sure to feature in the featherweight title picture very soon. Yamaguchi has drawn the short straw coming up against Petro's project monster, and his only real chance against Goins is to land a big shot early. Goins won’t give him that chance though, and will taken down Yamaguchi early and rain down punches. If the untested Japanese fighter can survive the onslaught of ground and pound, it won’t be long before “The Drill Sergeant” has Yamaguchi tapping like Michael Flatley. Goins, submission

145 lbs: Jimmy Dancer (1-0-0) v Tim Boa (0-1-0)

The third featherweight fight on this card pits the young Jimmy “Starchild” Dancer against the much older Tim “The Snake” Boa. Boa is a bit of a one trick pony - he’s not going to want to muck around fighting on the feet, and will look to take this one down to the ground early. Dancer isn’t completely lost on the ground - his one win did come from a first round submission against a purple belt, but it’s hard to see him pulling off a sub given Boa’s ground wizardry. Boa, submission

205 lbs: Hempii Sapponen (7-3-0) v Guadeloupe Canal (1-0-1)

The first light heavyweight match on the card features the KDU veteran Hempii Sapponen in his first Fallout appearance up against newcomer Guadeloupe Canal. Canal will enjoy an advantage on the feet, while Sapponen will look to take this down early to avoid the heavy hands of “The Vicious”. Look for Sapponen to gas out mid-way through the first round as frustration mounts at not being able to get the takedown, allowing Canal to land one too many shots and putting him to sleep. Canal, KO

155 lbs: Olivier Bouleau (5-5-0) v Baby Jay (2-1-0)

Bouleau comes in to this fight hot on the heels of the first round drubbing handed out to him by Enrique Rizzo at Vault 007, and if you believe the rumours, his head is not in a good place right now. Baby Jay, on the other hand, is riding a two fight win streak into this fight and is really starting to look like the real deal inside the cage. Baby Jay can pick his path to victory here, but I imagine we’ll see him mostly keep this one on the feet as Bouleau has shown in the past to have a fairly dangerous submission game. Jay, KO

145 lbs: Junior Zappa (2-1-0) v Tad Ghostal (2-0-0)

The first title fight of the evening pits former lightweight Junior Zappa against natural 135 pounder Tad Ghostal. Zappa will have a big size advantage come Saturday night, and he’ll look to use it by bullying Ghostal onto the mat, where his underrated submission game can come into play. The match is about as evenly matched as they come, with Ghostal’s slight boxing advantage negated by Zappa’s superior knowledge of the art of eight limbs. Both of these guys are known to have decent chins, and I think this is going to be a war. It’s a coin-flip fight, but I can’t go against my own guy. Ghostal, decision

185 lbs: Ryan McCarthy (7-4-0) v Vance Vorhees (8-8-1)

Both of these guys have been around the block, with McCarthy especially known to have fought a who’s who of middleweights at both The Syndicate and XCC. Vorhees is better on the feet, and will look to stave off the takedowns of McCarthy with leg kicks. However, McCarthy is too crafty to not get this to the ground at some point, where Vorhees has been shown to struggle with strong submission games - McCarthy’s specialty. Look for Vorhees to score points early on, before eventually giving up the takedown and submitting for the fifth time in his career. McCarthy, submission

205 lbs: Jose Rodriguez (5-4-0) v Shane Williams (7-6-0)

“The Heat” vs “The Hitman” looks to be a very competitive light heavyweight matchup to decide who is the king of the jack of all trades. Neither of these fighters have one standout skill, and are both equally comfortable duking it out on the feet as they are going at it on the ground. Both Rodriguez and Williams have shown suspect chins in the past, so it’s likely that this one ends before the final bell. Rodriguez will try to take this into the clinch to soften up Williams with elbows, before ultimately taking him down and pounding him out with his potent ground and pound. Rodriguez, KO

185 lbs: Matt Hawk (11-8-0) v Albert Ashton (9-7-0)

The co-main event of Vault 010 is an intriguing middleweight battle. The scouting report reads like the plot of a movie - two wily veterens both trying to break a slide and regain relevancy in their division. One a knock out artist and a blue belt, the other a submission specialist with a glass chin. Ashton is the more well rounded fighter and a very real threat on the ground, however his chin has let him down on so many occasions, it’s hard to pick him against anyone with any certainty; let alone a guy with the sort of power Hawk possesses. A Hawk victory is by no means a foregone conclusion - without a doubt Ashton can win this if he can take it to the ground, but I’m not game enough to back that chin. Hawk, KO

155 lbs: James Ytlear (11-5-1) v Enrique Rizzo (11-3-0)

The main event sees “Knesset Guard” James Ytlear defend his title for the first time against the man they call “The Judge”, Enrique Rizzo. Ytlear will want no part of Rizzo on the feet, and will look to take this fight to the mat as quickly as possible. Rizzo has proved to be the wrestler/submission fighter’s kryptonite of late, although not against anyone with the ground expertise of Ytlear. If Ytlear can’t submit Rizzo early, which is a very real possibility, look for Ytlear to begin to gas late in the first, with Rizzo using his superior conditioning to land at will and live up to his nickname, as the judge hands out another decision and claims the belt. Rizzo, decision

July 20, 2010

Vault 010 Betting Odds

I can see you there, sitting at your computer seething at me for giving your fighter no chance in his upcoming Fallout battle. Wishing you had the nerve to say something, but ultimately deciding to let it slide. Well, here's your chance to prove me wrong! Whether you're a jilted manager determined to prove that I have no idea what I'm on about, an adoring fan hoping to use my predictions as your path to fortune, or just want to show your fighter that you believe in him 100%, come see me at Vault MMA Bookmakers and put your money down. Opening lines for Vault 010 are as follows:

Event Name : The Fallout - Vault 010

City : Sydney

Date : 25 Jul 2010

2.25 James Ytlear v Enrique Rizzo 1.60

2.63 Hempii Sapponen v Guadeloupe Canal 1.45

1.69 Matt Hawk v Albert Ashton 2.08

1.71 Jose Rodriguez v Shane Williams 2.06

1.45 Ryan McCarthy v Vance Vorhees 2.63

1.92 Junior Zappa v Tad Ghostal 1.82

3.03 Olivier Bouleau v Baby Jay 1.35

2.06 Jimmy Dancer v Tim Boa 1.71

1.15 Leroy Goins v Shin Yamaguchi 5.00

2.08 Jack Woods v Jacob Danzig 1.69

July 25, 2010

Vault 010 Review

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The Fallout MMA is coming strong as this week's event rating is a booming 88.73. Holy mama, I believe that The Fallout will continue to expand and keep on hitting the 100 event rating mark, just wait! For the card, we have several featherweight bouts to filter the winner and loser on the featherweight division. A good move by Mr.Mavin Artist. And the main event is the shit! Just read on, tee hee!

Jack Woods vs Jacob Danzig

This one is a slaughter by Jacob Danzig. Woods failed a total of 15 takedowns in the entire 3 rounds while Danzig actually landed...*counts my fingers*...about 150 strikes on that battle. Damn, Woods sure have a very impressive chin but he sure need to train to get better because you can't win just by being a sandbag for the entire three rounds. I love the action on 1:08 of first round. Danzig landed a Crocop Kick to Cemetery that cut Woods but Woods stood up like it's nothing. Danzig went "What the F?", threw another Crocop Kick but Woods went up again just like Hollywood Hulk Hogan in his berserk mode. Danzig didn't believe that and knocked Woods down with another kick and yet Woods stood up again. Now, it's the crowd that went "What the F?". Well, that's it, the crowd watched a fighter punching a bag for 15 minutes and all judges scored this bout 30:24. An easy unanimous win by Jacob Danzig.

Leroy Goins vs Shin Yamaguchi

I don't really have to write much, or I just can't. Basically, Goins dodged a couple of strikes, took Yamaguchi down, moving his joints quickly and switching hand to leg and etc and it only took 62 seconds to submit Yamaguchi with a kimura.

Jimmy Dancer vs Tim Boa

This one is just like Goins vs Yamaguchi. The main difference being Dancer couldn't swing for once before he was taken down. Besides that, Boa took 3 minutes to submit Dancer with a rear naked choke. I am impressed with Boa's positioning though, he loves to improve position and he always succeed in doing so.

Hempii Sapponen vs Guadeloupe Canal

This one is as fast as a girl reaching their orgasm when they are doing BJJ on Joker The Pimp's bed. You want tips? Sure, message me, check the organization's office for my e-mail, don't get on the phone though cuz that's for serious business only, and I mean crime. Anyway, let's continue. Canal went in with an uppercut from Heaven. It landed flash and put Sapponen on the floor. Sapponen said he's okay to the referee and insisted to continue the match despite having a cut and his legs were shaking wildly like they were training Michael Jackson's footwork. Canal shrugged and handed Sapponen a monster left hook that almost broke the head of Sapponen to end the match in 5 seconds.

Olivier Bouleau vs Baby Jay

Bouleau was too passive in this fight, that's a mistake of his game plan. Jay was doing good in both standup and ground. He hits well, success in some takedown and control and just owning the shit out of Bouleau for all 3 rounds. One thing Bouleau is better than Jay in the fight was his positioning. Other than that, it's Jay's world. Still, Bouleau defended very well against Jay's ground move but was unable to do much on his guard to turn the fight. Standup, Jay was dominating. All judges scored this bout 30:26 and the winner by unanimous decision is Baby Jay.

Junior Zappa vs Tad Ghostal

We start the main card with a featherweight title match. If you ask why the heck isn't this at least the co-main event, the answer is that the featherweight division just isn't solid yet to be the focus of an event. I hope it develop well in the future. Hmm...what to say? Ghostal basically go with his M249 game plan, unleashing speed jabs and attack until the end of the world. It was an awesome game plan in my opinion. Despite the lack of power packed in the speed punches, Zappa's chin just had a "Screw this, I quit" moment on round 2, which his legs starting to give up for a second there but he was able to maintain his standup position despite the rapid bullets on his face. It was round 3 that Zappa's chin decided to really quit as he was dropped by the never-ending machine-gunning on his face. Ghostal didn't care if Zappa is down or not, he continued to punch and punch and punch until the referee pushed him away from Zappa. Tad "The M249" Ghostal is the new featherweight champion!

Ryan McCarthy vs Vance Vorhees

The Terror Mccarthy started the fight with a takedown after a feint. It was such a beautiful move that Vorhees didn't think of. On the ground, McCarthy attacked in moderate pace, slow enough to rest and fast enough to prevent any referee standup. He attempted several submissions on that round but nothing really landed. Second round, it's the almost same feint but Vorhees still fell for it. McCarthy continued to strike on Vorhees and then quickly dropped back for a kneebar. Vorhees reacted quickly, but not quick enough to prevent the tap few seconds later. McCarthy won this one convincingly.

Jose Rodriguez vs Shane Williams

This is probably the best fight of the night. Two worthy warriors trading in every position that could be in for three whole rounds. First round started with clinch action, Rodriguez landed some elbows while Williams hit back with some punches and in occasion, knee. The second minute, I don't know, Williams basically keep on switching position. In the precious time of standing, Williams always trying to land as many attacks as he could. Later William took the fight to the ground but didn't do enough to stop the referee standup. It's clinch battle after that, and Williams was cut by a vicious elbow on the side of his left eye. That round is Williams's though. Second round, Rodriguez continued with his "clinch and punish" strategy and every time Williams broke the clinch, he always got him into the clinch again. Just before the third minute, Williams succeed to pull guard but Rodriguez stood up before Williams could do anything. Darn, they both were as slippery as a snake. Rodriguez's plan worked well in the second round, he probably owned at least three and a half minute of that round. Last round, a decisive round as both fighters fought real hard, trying to get their opponent to their best playground. I was thinking maybe it would be 29:28, 29:28, 28:29 or even closer but no, all three judges scored this bout 29:28 in favor of the winner, Jose Rodriguez. That's quite a controversial unanimous decision.

Matt Hawk vs Albert Ashton

I actually like Matt Hawk for no explainable reason, and yes I am not gay, that's why I don't write "love" you sick psycho! Ahem, anyway, looking Hawk getting a co-main event and then getting owned by his opponent is just a sad sight to see for me. Ashton took Hawk down and spent two minutes on the ground trying to submit Hawk, no result though. After the standup, Hawk struck...and missed every hit. His should-be-awesome striking was not penetrating Ashton at all, and no one thought Ashton was so solid on striking defense. Two minutes later, the fight went back to the ground and the bell saved Hawk from getting submitted. Second round, Ashton landed another flash takedown, spent three minutes on the ground toying with Hawk and submitted him with a triangle choke. The sad thing of the fight is that Hawk was that Hawk is able to land some strikes on the ground...but not when he's standing?

James Ytlear vs Enrique Rizzo

Main event, lightweight title bout, Ytlear and Rizzo. Ytlear surprised the world[at least quite an amount of people] with his title win against McDermott with McDermott being the better BJJ artist. Rizzo deserved a title fight in my opinion and he finally got one. He was 2-0 in The Fallout, handing Russel Bell, Olivier Bouleau a "+1" on their losses and is a excellent prospect before he comes to The Fallout. Now, it was his chance to prove his worth and the winner would probably face BJ Howard next, at least according to what I heard[illegally] from Mavin Artist.

Ytlear is well-known for his zero standup ability but he was able to take Rizzo down before it was too late. In fact, he took Rizzo down very quick. However, Rizzo was a tough opponent on ground too, so Ytlear couldn't really do much. A bit of stalling and Rizzo recovered from half guard to full guard. Later, he flipped Ytlear to the bottom and stood up with a smile. After the stand up, Rizzo didn't give any chance for Ytlear to take him down, unleashing whatever on his arsenal at Ytlear for like 90 seconds before going into the clinch. That clinch lasted for not more than 10 seconds, but Ytlear was cut by an elbow. Rizzo pushed Ytlear away to break the clinch and then landed a right kick to the head of Ytlear. Ytlear was down but still concious, sitting on the ground and waving to Rizzo, "Come on, join my guard." Rizzo didn't care and waved him up. After the standup, Rizzo struck Ytlear with a left high kick that put Ytlear down yet again. Rizzo was confident that this time he could take Ytlear out, he closed in and threw punches until the referee stoppage. Ladies and gentleman, the new lightweight champion is up, and he is Enrique "The Judge" Rizzo.

Aaron's Prediction:

9 Correct

5 Correct + Finish

Verdict: Holy mama, 9 correct winners what the F? Now message me more tips of various sports please.

FotN - Jose Rodriguez vs Shane Williams

SotN - Ryan McCarthy

KotN - Guadeloupe Canal

Alright, this is one hell of a ride for me. I can't wait for Rizzo vs Howard and yes, next week's card is interesting too. But for now, I am going back home with a bus full of hot chicks in that are watching the event just now. Joker "The Female Magnet" The Pimp, out. And don't tell my brother cuz I ain't sharing girls with him.

July 26, 2010

Vault 011 Preview

Written by Arran Newson

What’s up fight fans? This Saturday, get on down to the Sydney Underground for your weekly dose of Fallout violence in the form of Vault 011. Allow me to break down the fights for you - and don’t forget to head down to Vault MMA Bookmakers to place your bets. You can check out the starting lines for each fight in the breakdown below. The Pimp guy tells me that last week at Vault 010 I was 9 from 10 with my picks, with five correct finishes. A tough act to follow for sure, but let’s get started.

170 lbs: KooK Connor (2-4-0) [3.03] v Aiden Rivers (5-1-0) [1.35]

Kicking off the evening is the Colombian Kook “Kane” Connor, who is looking for his first win in Fallout since Vault 001, taking on Fallout newcomer and local boy Aiden “Apocalypse” Rivers. Connor is going to want to keep this one on the feet at all costs, as Rivers is extremely dangerous on the floor. Unfortunately for the South American, he is not going to be able to stop Rivers’ takedowns, and it’ll be just a matter of time before he’s tapping like Eddie Van Halen. Rivers, submission

170 lbs: Dye Tryin (3-4-1) [2.00] v Kevin Millan (0-1-0) [1.75]

The second bout of the evening looks to be fairly competitive, matching up Dye “Hard” Tryin in his third Fallout fight against KDU throwback Kevin Millan. Look for Millan to throw hard punches with bad intentions early, but not land enough to phase Tryin, before sneaking in a takedown to work some ground strikes. Tryin is going to want to move this into the clinch and wear down Millan with knees and try to cut him open with elbows. A close call, but I think Millan’s wrestling will be the difference as Tryin will struggle to gain dominance in the clinch, allowing Millan to cruise to a decision victory. Millan, decision

155 lbs: James Bryce (1-2-0) [2.35] v Liste Pik (4-5-0) [1.55]

This lightweight battle pits two fighters both looking for their second win under the Fallout banner against each other, in a bout where both fighters are looking to get back into the winners circle. Bryce is slightly better on the feet, Pik slightly better on the ground. It’s the gameplan that will win this one though, as Bryce has been known to shoot early and often for takedowns, despite his weak ground game. Pik should be able to control Bryce on the ground, landing enough to take a one-sided decision. Pik, decision

185 lbs: William Brodie (1-2-0) [1.61] v Efe Mafusa (0-1-1) [2.22]

This is a fight between two very odd fighters - if their past fights are anything to go by, this could turn into a contest deciding who can go for the most poorly timed takedown. Mafusa is better on the feet, but don’t expect him to throw too much. I’ll take Brodie in a flaccid decision. Brodie, decision

205 lbs: Marc Wholeman (2-0-0) [1.48] v Tyler Davis (1-1-0) [2.53]

Carrying on in the spirit of the last match, this match pits the undefeated Marc “The Slammer” Wholeman against Tyler Davis. Davis has some potent Muay Thai, but prefers to fall down in front of opponents over and over and later tell people they were takedown attempts. Wholeman should be able to win this one and remain undefeated by landing enough meaningful takedowns and ground strikes to cruise to a lopsided decision. Wholeman, decision

185 lbs: Dexter Morgan (2-1-0) [1.50] v Utah Jones (1-1-0) [2.47]

The final fight of the undercard sees “The Serial Killer” Dexter Morgan taking on the undersized Utah “Sky Scrape” Jones in middleweight action. Morgan is coming off a brutal knee KO win which won him KO of the night honors back at Vault 008, while Jones is looking for his first taste of victory in the Fallout cage. Morgan should try to keep this on the feet where he has the better hands, and as long as he can avoid the early takedowns of Jones, he should be able to eventually clip a gassed Jones and stop him. Morgan, KO

170 lbs: Jack Silver (6-4-0) [1.69] v Curtis Sharp (2-1-0) [2.08]

The first fight on the main card features two fighters coming off wins and looking to continue their winning ways. The local Jack “Hammer” Silver has an advantage on the feet and has demonstrated KO power in the past, whilst Curtis “Razor” Sharp may have a slight advantage on the ground. This should be an entertaining standup battle, with Silver doing enough on the feet to ride out a decision win. Silver, decision

185 lbs: Tappy McOut (4-3-0) [2.15] v Lyoto Machida (1-0-0) [1.65]

McOut comes into this riding a three fight win streak, with all of those wins coming inside the Fallout cage, while the creatively named and relatively unknown Lyoto Machida is looking to pop his Fallout cherry after an impressive performance in QFC. Machida has the tools to put this on the ground, which he’ll do after trading just enough to get McOut to stop thinking about the takedown. McOut has a decent enough submission game, but Machida has proved to have excellent defensive grappling as he thwarted the submission attempts of a brown belt over and over in his first professional fight. Look for Machida to end McOut’s streak with a powerhouse wrestling performance. Machida, decision

155 lbs: Ishuzak Abarukas (3-0-0) [1.94] v Andre Masques (2-0-0) [1.80]

The co-main event promises to be an exiciting standup war between two undefeated fighters, Ishuzak “Apollo” Abarukas and Andrew Masques. Both of these lightweights have shown extremely accurate hands in their previous fights, with both preferring a high-output style of boxing, as well as having iron jaws. It’s a tough one to pick, but I’m leaning towards Masques in this one, as he’s a more diverse striker. Masques, decision

205 lbs: Lothar Dornier (10-6-0) [2.00] v Gristle McThornbody (9-3-0) [1.75]

The German “Der Henker” Lothar Dornier makes his second light heavyweight title defense against Gristle McThornbody. Dornier is a very well rounded fighter as has been well documented in the past, and has shown that he’s as likely to submit you on the ground as he is to put you to sleep with a high kick. McThornbody holds a slight advantage on the feet and that’s where he’s going to need to keep this fight if he wants to win, as he’s been shown up in previous fights when the ground game comes into play. That said, I’ve got to go with my boy McThornbody (perhaps my heart speaks louder than my head in this one). Regardless of the outcome, it’s an intriguing battle and is sure to be an entertaining fight. McThornbody, KO

July 28, 2010

What's up everyone. Just a quick note that Vault MMA Bookmakers now has lines up for the UFC on Versus and UFC 117. Opening lines are as follows:

Event Name : UFC on Versus 2

Date : 01 Aug 2010

Closing Time : 22:00:00 UK time

4.76 Vladimir Matyushenko v Jon Jones 1.16

2.56 Mark Munoz v Yushin Okami 1.47

2.27 John Howard v Jake Ellenberger 1.59

3.17 Takanori Gomi v Tyson Griffin 1.32

1.80 Jacob Volkmann v Paul Kelly 1.94

2.53 Damarques Johnson v Matt Riddle 1.48

2.30 Ogor Pokrajac v James Irvin 1.57

1.61 Mike Massenzio v Brian Stann 2.22

3.13 Darren Elkins v Charles Oliveira 1.33

2.47 Steve Steinbeiss v Rob Kimmons 1.50

Event Name : UFC 117

Date : 07 Aug 2010

Closing Time : 22:00:00 UK time

4.00 Chael Sonnen v Anderson Silva 1.22

1.75 Jon Fitch v Thiago Alves 2.00

1.87 Rafael Dos Anjos v Clay Guida 1.87

1.65 Ricardo Almeida v Matt Hughes 2.15

3.39 Roy Nelson v Junior Dos Santos 1.29

1.87 Rick Story v Dustin Hazzlett 1.87

2.47 Christian Morecraft v Stefan Struve 1.50

3.45 Charlie Brenneman v Johny Hendricks 1.28

2.63 Dennis Hallman v Ben Saunders 1.45

5.00 Rodney Wallace v Phil Davis 1.15

July 31, 2010

Vault 011 Review

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Despite the reasonable rating of 79.35, this card isn't as good as I thought it is. First, it was a rare scene that The Fallout didn't fill the seat of 1,000 as mr.Mavin was so good that he always sold out an arena, but this time it just didn't. The statistic showed a number of 890 coming into this show and that's it. And to those that planned to fill the 110 empty seats but didn't come, they would be thanking god because the show was full of decision. I am not saying decision is bad, but too much and it can be a waste of time, especially a lot are 30:27 today[and all of them are unanimous, no split or majority], they dominated their opponents, but lack to ability to finish it. It's a long time since that happened, maybe like 6 shows ago and I hope the next show isn't that boring. Anyway, onward to the fights:

KooK Connor vs Aiden Rivers

Connor was doing some weird shit out there - clinch and break, again and again until Rivers blew up and decided to just take Connor down. Rivers didn't succeed in the first attempt, but eventually took Connor to the floor. Rivers went for kimura to start with but Connor was doing well, defending those attempts easily while holding his position. Rivers swifted his weight and quickly approached with another submission move, an arm triangle that caught Connor off guard, leading to the quick tap. That's how a BJJ artist rolls!

Dye Tryin vs Kevin Millan

Both fighters went in with some wild brawling, they landed an average amount of shot to each other. In the middle of the round, Tryin took Millan into the clinch position and started working on some knees and elbows. Millan has solid clinch game too, and he defended very well on Tryin's assault while trying to take Tryin down himself. It was at the later of 3rd minutes, Millan took Tryin with some sort of tripping and Tryin did good to lock the guard. Millan was looking for ground and pound but the time frame was too short. Second round was almost full standup war, with Millan's accurate striking getting the nod of the judges. Besides that, Millan also took Tryin down once on that round. Last round, both fighters fought real hard, Millan took his opponent down twice on that round and with his good accuracy on the striking aspect, that round was clearly his. All judges scored this bout 29:28 and the winner by unanimous decision is Kevin Millan.

James Bryce vs Liste Pik

Despite that Bryce took Pik down easily and quickly, Pik's superior BJJ sweep put him on top a few moments later but that time, it was not active enough to stop the referee standup. Pik later took Bryce down and controlled very well this time, trying a few submissions and also putting pressure on Bryce with ground and pound until the bell. The second round started in the same way, Pik came in swinging, throwing some combos that hit nothing but air until Bryce took him down. Sadly, Bryce just didn't have the tool to smash Pik on the ground. All he could do was lay and pray until the standup. Later, Bryce took Pik down yet again but Pik swept Bryce down and put himself into the mount position. However, a failed armbar put Bryce back to full guard and nothing really happened after that. Third round started with a lot of takedown attempts and eventually Bryce took Pik down but the few minutes of battle was not intense at all. Basically, Pik just control Bryce without much trouble there. All judges gave this match 29:28 and the winner by unanimous decision, Liste Pik.

William Brodie vs Efe Mafusa

Hmm...what to say about this fight? Basically, Brodie just lay and pray his way to the decision victory. Starting from round 1, he was taking Mafusa down several times per round and sometime Brodie himself stood up, just to gain the judge's nod with another takedown later. Well, Mafusa did control a bit on the ground but Brodie's feeble ground and pound was able to take every round. I think it's because Mafusa just didn't do much on the ground except improving his position and when you don't attack much in a round, you tend to lose it. All judges scored this bout 30:27 and the winner is William Brodie.

Marc Wholeman vs Tyler Davis

At first, Davis was landing a few strikes and Wholeman decided to take him down. On the ground, Davis was holding his opponent tight until the referee stood them up. After that, Davis started to be more careful on the takedown attempts, pacing himself, taking time to land effective shots. Wholeman was brutalized, he was cut and hit more than 20 times in just 2 minutes and later one of Davis's high kick moved Wholeman around for a overhand right that took Wholeman down to half-crouch position. Davis took the chance to jam more punches on Wholeman's face, leading to the KO win.

Dexter Morgan vs Utah Jones

Jones failed a kick and a takedown and Morgan just threw head shot after head shot until Jones was shaking. Morgan then threw a leg kick to make Jones off-balance and right there Jones threw a poewrful straight right that dropped Jones straight to the canvas. That's the last match with finish for this night, are you ready for 4 decisions in a row?

Jack Silver vs Curtis Sharp

Sharp basically dominated this fight. Of course, Silver was fighting back but it was not enough to take a round from Sharp. The most exciting moment of this match was the knockdown on the first round. It ws a beautiful right hand that cut Silver and dropped Silver down on the ground. Sharp waved Silver up, only to slam him again to the ground with another sweet right hand. However, Silver was able to recover over the missing strikes of Sharp. There's some ground action too but Sharp's ground and pound wasn't good enough to finish Silver. The second and third round was no joy for Silver. He was taken down a few times and then having a bad standup war with Sharp. The bout ended with a typical 30:27.

Tappy McOut vs Lyoto Machida

This match was not fast-paced at all, especially when the action went to the ground, it's slow. Machida was winning every aspect of the fight. Ground? No problem. Standup? Why the heck not? McOut was outclassed in the standup battle. Over the 10+ shots he attempted, none was effectively hitting Machida at all and Machida was landing 90+% of his strikes on the standup. McOut did try to submit Machida on the ground, but Machida was too tough for a BJJ blue belt to submit. Eventually, this fight ended with yet another typical 30:27.

Ishuzak Abarukas vs Andre Masques

Now this match was a total standup battle between two great strikers. Masques was better on the paper but it seemed that Abarukas was better when it comes to action. One problem I realized was that Masques didn't try to take Abarukas to the ground many times. He got one, but Abarukas kicked him away and stood up easily. I guess Masques put too much confident in his striking games but Abarukas was better tonight. Besides standup, Abarukas also put Masques into clinch position and worked some dirty boxing on Masques, who did nothing in clinch, outplayed by his opponent's clinchwork. The closest round was the second round but still, it was not enough for Masques. The score, 30:27, 30:28, 30:28 and the winner is Ishuzak Abarukas.

Lothar Dornier vs Gristle McThornbod

The main event of the night is a light heavyweight title bout between the The Fallout newcomer, McThornbod and the defending champion, Dornier. Dornier has one title defense prior to this match and McThornbod showed his class and why he was the no.1 contender directly after his entrance to The Fallout. The entire 25 minutes of punishment was darn hard to swallow for Dornier and Dornier's fans. Dornier basically did nothing but be a punching bag for all five rounds. He did fight back, but McThornbod was throwing far lots more attacks than him. The statistic showed that McThornbod landed 508 attacks over Dornier's one knee to the body. I have nothing to say except Wow, we needs another powerful guy to take on McThornbod. This fight was a clean domination, 50:40 to the winner and the new champion, Gristle McThornbod.

Aaron's Prediction:

7 Correct

6 Correct + Finish

Verdict: Aaron continues to put up accurate prediction. This is a hard event to predict but he was able to come out with impressive correct rate. Darn, I start to hate this guy already.

FotN - Ishuzak Abarukas vs Andre Masques

KotN - Dexter Morgan

SotN - Aiden Rivers

And screw that there isn't enough girls in the arena this time. Guess I am coming back next week cuz screw my brother for not sharing girls with me! I am going solo for now. Next week, see you all.

July 31, 2010

Jet Fen has arrived in the Fallout. He maybe an idiot like Milan, BUT he has a Granite chin. They may be idiot learners, but hopefully a good gameplan will help them win.

August 2, 2010

Vault 012 Preview

Written by Arran Newson

What’s up fight fans? On Saturday 7th August, Fallout heads to Hyashi’s Lounge in Sydney, where you can get your fill of sanctioned violence, drama and technique as Fallout puts on show number 12 for your viewing pleasure. As always, I’m going to break down each fight for you, ensuring that even if you’re waiting in line for a beer instead of watching the fight, you know what’s going to happen. According to my sometimes-fan and arch-nemesis Hustler D, last week I picked seven of 10 fights correctly, with six correct finishes - so don’t forget to head down to Vault MMA Bookmakers and put your money where my mouth is. Opening lines for each fight can be found in the fight headers. Alrighty, let’s do this thing.

205 lbs: Jason Kain (2-2-0) [2.00] v Marco Polo (1-0-0) [1.75]

The opening match on the card sees the Muay Thai slash BJJ practitioner “Mad Man” Jason Kain take on the Fallout rookie Marco “Beast” Polo, who is coming off a big head kick win in the QFC. Kain will look to use kicks to setup takedowns, where he can work his underrated ground game towards a submission, while Polo will be swinging big looking to finish Kain early. A close call for the first fight of the evening, but the fact the “Mad Man” is both a green-thumb AND a ladies man has me leaning towards Polo. Polo, KO

185 lbs: Gravy Train (2-1-0) [1.69] v Paul Lacroix (0-0-0) [2.08]

In middleweight action, Gravy “The Dawn” Train makes his third Fallout appearance as he welcomes Paul Lacroix to the cage for the very first time. Train will look to throw kicks and combinations early, before trying to take the untested Lacroix down to work his submission game. Who knows what sort of game plan Lacroix is going to bring in, but if he’s smart he’ll keep this on the feet where he can frustrate a tiring Train by staying outside and throwing punches. However, I think we’re more likely to see Lacroix throw smart out the window, and Train outwork him to dreary decision. Train, decision

205 lbs: Benny Tronk (3-4-0) [2.35] v Hempii Sapponen (7-4-0) [1.55]

Benny “Raptor” Tronk looks to go two in a row in Fallout’s light heavyweight division against Hempii Sapponen, who is backing up two weeks after getting brutally knocked out in just five seconds back at Vault 010. Tronk will want to keep this standing if he is to win this one, as Sapponen has shown to have a fairly suspect chin, while Sapponen wants to get this to the ground as quickly as possible, where Tronk has shown weaknesses in defending against both ground strikes and submissions. Sapponen should have what it takes to solicit a tap from Tronk and claim his first Fallout victory. Sapponen, submission

205 lbs: Jon Richardson (0-0-0) [1.60] v Luc Deveraux (0-1-0) [2.25]

Both Jon “Sly” Richardson and Luc Deveraux are looking for their first professional wins on Saturday night, with Richardson stepping into the cage for the very first time. Deveraux showed in his only other fight a tendency to try too hard for takedowns that he’s never going complete, gassing himself out. If he comes into this fight with a similar strategy against the gifted wrestler Richardson, it’s going to be a long night for the Belgium native. Richardson, decision

145 lbs: Tad Ghostal (3-0-0) [1.45] v Tim Boa (1-1-0) [2.63]

Ghostal makes his first title defense in the newly minted Fallout featherweight division against the BJJ whiz Tim “The Snake” Boa. Boa is going to want to take this down early, as he is no match for Ghostal on the feet. If he can get it to the ground before Ghostal’s onslaught of punches arrive, Boa has every chance to pull off a submission and take home the gold. It’s a big if though, and Ghostals accurate punches should prove too much for Boa. Ghostal, KO

170 lbs: Richard Callaghan (3-0-0) [1.35] v Paul Burke (8-7-0) [3.03]

The lone welterweight fight on the card sees undefeated Muay Thai specialist and Englishman Richard Callaghan take on the experienced Sydney local Paul “Wildfire” Burke. This should primarily be a standup war between two decent strikers where Callaghan will enjoy an edge, but Callaghan’s impressive Muay Thai credentials may have Burke looking for the takedown. Callaghan is good enough to keep this one standing however, and should be able to outland Burke and take the decision. Callaghan, decision

205 lbs: Akio Kurosaki (3-0-0) [1.50] v Guadeloupe Canal (2-0-1) [2.47]

Akio “Ishii” Kurosaki ventures into the Fallout cage for the first time against Guadeloupe “The Vicious” Canal, who finds himself on the main card for the first time after winning KO of the night two weeks ago at Vault 010, where it took just five seconds to finish his opponent. Canal’s last two opponents have lasted a combined 18 seconds in the cage with him, and he’s quickly getting a reputation as a deadly finisher. Unfortunately for Canal, he’s coming up against a guy who, assuming he can stay conscious for the first few seconds of the fight, will take away Canal’s most dangerous weapons. Kurosaki is very good in the clinch, and if he can get a hold of Canal, prepare to see some blood as Kurosaki rains down elbows until the ref stops it.

Kurosaki, KO

205 lbs: Jose Rodriguez (6-4-0) [1.75] v Shane Williams (8-7-0) [2.00]

Both of these fighters enter the Fallout cage for the fourth time, in a highly anticipated rematch of their battle at Vault 010. That bout saw Jose “The Heat” Rodriguez walk out with a close decision over Shane “The Hitman” Williams after dominating in the clinch, where he was able to bloody and batter Williams with elbows. There hasn’t been a lot of time to train since the first fight, so it really falls to Williams to come up with a way to stop Rodriguez from clinching with him, as it’s likely that Rodriguez is going to look to employ a similar game plan to the one that worked for him in their first fight. Williams got the better of the stand up when he could keep his distance, but I don’t think he can improve his clinch game enough with the limited time he’s had to get a different result from their first fight. Rodriguez, decision

185 lbs: Albert Ashton (10-7-0) [2.25] v Ryan McCarthy (8-4-0) [1.60]

The co-main event features an intriguing middleweight contest between Albert Ashton and Ryan “The Terror” McCarthy. Both of these guys are respected grapplers, but whether or not they choose to stand or take this to the mat remains to be seen. Ashton is better standing on paper, but McCarthy has shown in the past he’s been more willing to engage, and that may be the difference in this one as McCarthy will set up his takedowns with strikes. McCarthy has the wrestling edge also, and I think McCarthy does enough to get the nod from the judges. McCarthy, decision

185 lbs: Nate Knuckles (4-0-0) [1.48] v Tommy Henderson (5-2-0) [2.53]

The main event sees undefeated champion Nate “Good Night Mate” Knuckles put his title up against the submission game of “Brutal” Tommy Henderson, who will be looking for his second submission of the night under the Fallout banner. So far, not one of Knuckles four opponents have made it past the two minute mark against the champ - but if Henderson can get this to the ground, Knuckles could be in trouble as his ground game is untested and suspect at best. Knuckles has a great way to stop takedowns however, which is basically to put you to sleep with the sick power in his hands. Knuckles has some holes in his games that can be exploited, but unfortunately I don’t think Henderson is the man to do it. Knuckles, KO

August 8, 2010

Vault 012 Review

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Now that's what I call one heck of a show. Despite the premium ticket price, 1749 hardcore fans shown up in Hayashi's Lounge and the event rating? 101.08 OMFGWTFBBQ!!! I am lucky to replace my brother for this show, cuz there will be a shit lot of girl for sure among the 1749 hardcore fans.

Jason Kain vs Marco Polo

The opener of the night is one heck of a slow match. Kain basically just put Polo onto the ground and utilize his lay'n'pray strategy to grind the three round decision. Kain was a clever guy, avoided the standup by taking his opponent down or hold him inside his clinch. So yeah, that's the first match. Seriously, the referee always make the wrong decision - in a good fight, standup occurs real quick; in a boring fight, that idiot doesn't ask for standup as often as it is. What the heck?

Gravy Train vs Paul Lacroix

This match was no doubt, better than the first one. Train held on well enough to take Lacroix down early in the first round. Lacroix defended well enough though, and kicked Train off and away before standing up. Still, Train went in aggresively, dodging a few strikes of Lacroix and took him down once again. However, that wasn't a smart move because Lacroix's ground skill was on par...or even better than Train's. The ground battle was intense enough but the referee stood them up. What the heck, sir? Lacroix later took train down and smack him a few times in the ground before the second referee standup and the end of the first round. Second round started with some ground battle. And then a minute or two of standup fight, which Lacroix did pretty well compare to Train. Eventually, the fight was down to the ground again and Lacroix did too well despite Train was the one taking him down. Last round, Lacroix shot in and took Train down easily. There's some intense stuff going, Train found an opening and slipped to Lacroix's back but a second later Lacroix's quick flip forced Train down to his guard and then a flip to put Train down on the bottom. Intense ground movement! Lacroix continued to move, taking the half guard and attempted a kimura. It's a good one and that forced Train to tap.

Benny Tronk vs Hempii Sapponen

Tronk was so good in this match, he dodged every striking attempt of Sapponen, cut Sapponen with a head kick and moved into clinch. Then, Tronk gave Sapponen knees after knees until Sapponen eventually dropped out cold to the floor. The referee quickly stepped in but Tronk was honorable enough to stop attacking Sapponen after seeing he was down and out. Good sportsmanship by Tronk.

Jon Richardson vs Luc Deveraux

Richardson dominated every round, with Deveraux barely doing anything inside the cage for 15 minutes. What Deveraux did the most was improving his position on the ground. However, improving position without doing any damage isn't going to score points. So yes, this is a three round domination by Richardson.

Tad Ghostal vs Tim Boa

Boa's gameplan failed completely, trying to counter an excellent striker without on-par striking defense isn't going to work all the time. Well, Ghostal did miss some strike but Boa's striking was mediocre and so he couldn't really hit Ghostal that much. Then, he went for a takedown, but the result was null. Just after 45 seconds, we could see the softness of Boa's legs. He held out for another 30 seconds, but eventually the pressure was too much from him to hold on and he was dropped by a straight right hand. Ghostal then went for the kill with hammerfists until the referee put his body in the way. Ghostal defended his belt easily, showing that he's the king of featherweight for now.

Richard Callaghan vs Paul Burke

Burke opened the first main card match with a great uppercut that cut Callaghan even before the 1 minute mark. Callaghan didn't give a shit though, he fought back real hard, punishing Burke more than Burke's punishment on him. Callaghan found an opening later and took the fight to the clinch. Burke was very active in the clinch, but didn't really land many punches. Callaghan, on the other hand, waited for the correct moment and unleashes, scoring pretty much every strikes. That round ended real fast with most time spent on clinch position. The secoond round was the same thing actually, Callaghan went for the clinch real quick there but the lack of action forced a break by the referee. Callaghan continued his active assault and after a serie of head kicks, Burke was down on the floor and away from conciousness. That's some brutal shit there. I love head kick KO, they are quite rare at the current stage of MMA in Sydney.

Akio Kurosaki vs Guadeloupe Canal

Canal dragged the fight into the clinch and both fighters battled hard there. canal failed a few attempts of takedown there but was able to took Kurosaki down eventually. Kurosaki was good though, pushing Canal away and stood up shortly later. Canal was forced to take the fight into the clinch again and Canal was doing better inside the clinch, even taking Kurosaki down again later. Well, I guess I don't need to say that Canal dominated that round. The second round was simply the same, Canal outstruck Kurosaki, cutting Kurosaki too in the early period of that round and landed a takedown too in the second turn. Last round, Canal showed that pacing is always an important element in a fight, he paced himself well enough to reserve his energy for the last round. Kurosaki was exhausted, giving away too many takedowns to Canal, giving away the last round in the process.

Jose Rodriguez vs Shane Williams

This one is chaotic, with full-paced action all the time. The battle started up with a serie of position changes: standup, clinch, ground, standup, clinch...you know what I mean. It was a pretty well-rounded fight, with both fighters doing their best against their opponent. Williams has the upper hand in the first round due to his excellent clinchwork but it was certainly a close round. Second round started with Rodriguez taking the fight into William's favorite field but it was just a trap as Williams easily jumped guard but didn't do enough to prevent a standup. Not to mention the referee for this match is a standup freak. Rodriguez didn't give up, taking Williams down again and again. Williams was trying hard to gain back his guard but Rodriguez wasn't an easy opponent, he prevented some of the attempt and also work his work to a better position for himself while landing some gracious blows on Williams. The ground-oriented second round gave Rodriguez the edge in the scorecard. Third round, both fighter touched gloves again at the beginning, it was a good show for the audience. Williams had rested enough on the ground the last round, easily taking Rodriguez into the clinch position and work on Rodriguez for at least 120 seconds. Rodriguez couldn't take Williams down at all. Williams also took an opporturnity to take Rodriguez down, got up and clinch again. Williams took Rodriguez down again later but this time Rodriguez held him tight in the guard, but was not able to do much anyway. At the final moment of the round, Rodriguez obtained the first takedown of the round but was out of time to do anything. With the score of 29:28, the winner is Shane Williams. Now that's some main event level fight.

Albert Ashton vs Ryan McCarthy

The co-main event was a BJJ bout. Well, not essentially 100% BJJ because there's some ground and pound by McCarthy and those strikes won the match for him. Not to mention McCarthy was scoring all the takedown of this fight. With over 30 sub attempts in this fight, the ground action was simply pure excitement to watch. Eventually, Ashton's conditioning wasn't good enough for a full three rounds fight, he was gassed and McCarthy easily pound him for few minutes there on mount position. Eventually, this fight was 30:26 for the winner Ryan McCarthy.

Nate Knuckles vs Tommy Henderson

Now for the legendary main event of the night, we have the 4-0 champion Nate Knuckles against the verbal challenger, Tommy Henderson. Henderson looked good out there, taking the fight into his yard directly. Knuckles was ok on the ground though, defending against everything Henderson threw at him, waited for Henderson to slow down and kicked Henderson away to standup. Henderson, tired himself too early, found himself getting his ass kicked real hard in the standup. That's why he's the champion, he has unrivaled striking ability in the middleweight division of The Fallout MMA. Eventually, Henderson's legs started to soft up. Too bad Knuckles didn't manage to finish him due to the shooting of Henderson, which forced Knuckles to sprawl and not strike. Henderson survived the first round. Second round, Knuckles basically defended well against every takedown attempts because that's all Henderson do. No striking at all so when Henderson is moving, you know he is going for a takedown and Knuckles was having an easy time toying with him. After enough toying, Knuckles started his furious strikes that looked like the One Piece's main character, Luffy's fists of fury right there. Eventually, Henderson was down and his one is all over. Knuckles retained the title and gained the fifth win of his pro career.

Aaran's Prediction

5 Correct

4 Correct + Finish

Verdict: Aaran has fallen this week. Well, not really fallen but his performance was the lowest this week. Good luck on the next card there.

ANNOUCEMENT!!!!

Australian Xtreme has released the first true 159 quality energy supplement in Sydney, every fighter should check that out. I should too, so I can knockout 50 pussies without gassing out.

MT Gym is the first The Fallout only gym. Woohoo, first exclusive gym, this org is seriously picking up. Well, you want some private gym? Join The Fallout. I heard rumor that more gyms are coming up, so stay tuned.

Well, it was good that I am replacing my brother for this event. He has a school bus amount of chicks two weeks ago, so I hired two-storey bus this night, guess I should really buy some supplement from Australian Xtreme, maybe there's viagra too but I don't actually need viagra, I am just too darn good to need that.

August 9, 2010

Vault 013 Preview

Written by Arran Newson

What’s up fight fans? Following up the record-setting Vault 012, we of course have Vault 013 on Sunday back at The Underground, where there is sure to be 1000 fans looking for their weekly Fallout fix. There were a few upsets last week, leading to my worst effort yet as far as predictions go. I managed to pick a paltry five fights out of 10, with four correct finishes. Perhaps if more of you had been willing to put some bets down you could have made some cash! Don’t let the opportunity slip by this week - read the breakdowns that follow, then come see me at Vault MMA Bookmakers to prove me wrong.

170 lbs: Kent Ortega (4-7-0) [1.94] v Joseph Goss (5-7-0) [1.80]

The sub .500 club kick off the evening, with two fighters looking to curb impressive (in their own way) losing streaks. “The Mantis” Kent Ortega is riding three losses inside the Fallout cage into this one, while Joseph “The Rifleman” Goss hasn’t tasted victory since December last year. Ortega loves to throw head kicks, so look for him to go to his favoured strike early, while Goss bides his time before looking to take this one to the mat, where he can work his ground strikes and submission game. This is a pick-em fight in what may well be a loser leaves town match. Goss, decision

145 lbs: Shin Yamaguchi (0-1-0) [1.45] v Jack Woods (0-2-0) [2.63]

Neither “Mao” Shin Yamaguchi or Jack Woods have been in the winners circle yet, but that is almost certainly going to change for one of them tonight. Yamaguchi is better on the feet, Woods prefers the ground game. Yamaguchi’s loss in his first pro fight at Vault 010 was by submission, but he was extremely over-matched in that fight. Expect Yamaguchi to do much better this time around, as Woods gasses himself out looking for takedowns allowing Yamaguchi to pick Woods apart for three rounds, and ensuring Woods takes a hard look at his career decisions as he slips to 0-3. Yamaguchi, decision

205 lbs: Tendai Mtawariwa (0-0-0) [1.55] v Randall Greene (0-2-0) [2.35]

Tendai “The Beast” Mtawariwa enters the cage for the very first time against Randall “No Show” Greene in a compelling light heavyweight scrap. Greene is known to have big power in his hands and his feet, and with a solid beard to match should be better than his record suggests. However, he’s been cursed with the dreaded toomanytakedowns syndrome. If he comes in with the same game plan, it won’t matter that Mtawariwa is untested, forcing me to spell his name for the fourth time. Mtawariwa, decision

145 lbs: Junior Zappa (2-2-0) [1.35] v Kid Koala (8-7-0) [3.03]

Both Zappa and Koala are coming off of losses, and both are looking to regain some relevancy in the thin featherweight division. A source in Koala’s camp has questioned his desire to fight of late, with rumours galore circulating about Koala’s state of mind coming into this one. Zappa will want to take this to the ground, where the only real question in this fight is whether he can sub him out or ride out a decision. Koala has three submission losses, so I’m leaning towards seeing a tap. Zappa, submission

145 lbs: Jacob Danzig (1-1-0) [1.37] v Jimmy Dancer (1-1-0) [2.94]

Jacob “Ju Ju Bone” Danzig holds a striking advantage over Jimmy “Starchild” Dancer, and you can expect him to use it come Sunday. Dancer has never been kicked in the leg before, and Danzig is going to show him just how much it sucks as he chops down Dancer with a vicious Muay Thai leg and body attack. He’ll try hard to finish him with a headkick, but Dancer’s iron jaw should have him survive long enough to lose a lopsided decision. Danzig, decision

170 lbs: Glenn Archer (3-2-0) [1.65] v Justin Angle (2-2-0) [2.15]

The final preliminary fight sees Glenn “Hard as nails” Archer take on Justin Angle in a compelling welterweight match-up. Archer, with his rudimentary striking, wants this on the mat as quickly as possible. While Angle is the more well rounded fighter with both boxing and wrestling prowess, his lack of jiu jitsu may be his undoing in this one. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but eventually I think we’ll see Archer take one of Angles limbs home with him. Archer, submission

155 lbs: Olivier Bouleau (5-6-0) [2.08] v Maurizio Marchetti (2-2-0) [1.69]

Bouleau enters into this lightweight contest amidst rumours of a bad camp in preparation of taking on Maurizio Marchetti, and it will be interesting to see how true these rumours are when he steps into the Fallout cage. Bouleau, a well rounded fighter who has lost his last two straight is probably going to want to take this to the ground where he has an advantage, to work towards a submission. Standing, it’s all Marchetti, who should be able to leverage his striking advantage over Bouleau en route to a decision victory. Marchetti, decision

185 lbs: Matt Hawk (11-9) [2.11] v Katsuro Kazuhiro (3-3-0) [1.68]

The lone middleweight fight on Sunday’s card features fan favorite Matt Hawk taking on Katsuro “Ryuu” Kazuhiro in an evenly matched contest. Hawk is a KO specialist who can end any fighter’s night early, which coupled with the fact that two of Kazuhiro’s losses have been stoppages due to KO could spell an early shower and short-term memory loss for the Japanese jiu jitsu specialist. However, if Kazuhiro can withstand the early storm, he should be good enough to get this to the ground at some point where he’s a real threat to lock in a submission. Kazuhiro, submission

155 lbs: James Ytlear (11-6-1) [3.03] v Baby Jay (3-1-0) [1.35]

The co-main event sees former champion “Knessit Guard” James Ytlear taking on the well rounded Baby Jay. Jay has been on a tear lately, riding a three fight win streak into this one and looking to get himself into a position to challenge for the lightweight title. Ytlear finds himself up against it, with his greatest strength being nullified by the better ground skills of Jay. Ytlear has some sicks submission skills, so if Jay is smart he’ll keep this one on the feet although he’s good enough to compete on the ground if it comes to it. It’s tough to see a Ytlear path to victory here. Jay, KO

170 lbs: Hellen Keller (5-1-1) [2.82] v Dirk Janssen (6-1-0) [1.40]

The main event of the evening is a welterweight title scrap between champion Hellen Keller, who defends the Fallout title for the first time, and KDU veteran “The Dirty Dutchman” Dirk Janssen who makes his Fallout debut. Keller will mix up his strikes with takedowns, but I think we’ll see him struggle to take Janssen down after taking a few leg kicks. Janssen is yet to throw a punch in a fight yet; that is how confident he is in taking the fight out of his opponents with brutal kicking displays. The champ will look helpless against the onslaught as his five fight win streak comes to an end, but his heart will stop him from being finished. Janssen, decision

August 15, 2010

Vault 013 Review

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I might as well give this card to my brother, as it was kind of a disappointment in my opinion. This event obtained a rating of 77.11 and an attendance of 986 fans. That's 14 people short of a sellout. Without much to say, let's move on to this week's card:

Kent Ortega vs Joseph Goss

This one is nothing but a submission training for Goss, as he took Ortega down easily every round and then working on his submissions. He didn't manage to submit Ortega, but the domination was enough to get the unanimous decision.

Shin Yamaguchi vs Jack Woods

We saw a ground domination, and this match was a standup domination. Yamaguchi pretty much killing Woods there. Just two minutes into the match, Yamaguchi knocked Woods down but didn't manage to finish the fight despite following him down to the ground. Two minutes later, the second knockdown occured and Woods was cut, but he survived through the first round. Second and third round, Yamaguchi pretty much did all the damage out there but he couldn't finish Woods. Still, he won with a 30:24 unanimous decision.

Tendai Mtawariwa vs Randall Greene

This card is full of dominating matches and this one was not the exception. Mtawariwa was just too good, he did well in standup, dominated in clinch and even took Greene down a few times in the process. Greene, on the other hand, attempted 16 takedowns but never actually get one. Well, Mtawariwa was too good for him and this fight was scored 30:25 by every judges, leading to the unanimous decision win for Mtawariwa.

Junior Zappa vs Kid Koala

Zappa was just another dominator out there, owning Koala for the entire fight. The first round was full of explosive action. Just a minute into the match and Koala was cut by a left hook and then he was knocked down by a head kick. He survived, only to get a worse cut before the round ends. Koala's cut almost reaches the stoppage level on round 3, but his determination allowed himself to fight through the end of the third round. Still, it's a well-earned victory for Junior Zappa.

Jacob Danzig vs Jimmy Dancer

This one has better trading than the previous bouts. However, Danzig was so good with his legs that he overworked Dancer's fistdancing and pulled a win out of the match. Another factor of the victory is the clinchwork of Danzig. He landed 35 knees on Dancer over the entire fight and that sure scored high on the judge's scorecard. This fight was 30:26, and the winner is Jacob Danzig.

Glenn Archer vs Justin Angle

Angle's work rate was so high that he won because of it. Of course, his beautiful takedown technique was another big factor of the win. Angle was actively throwing his hands on Archer and then took Archer down without much trouble there. Archer did stuff a few takedowns, but it was not enough to stop Angle from trying to take him down. Archer's guard was good enough to defend himself on the ground, but he couldn't do much on the entire fight and that's why he loss.

Olivier Bouleau vs Maurizio Marchetti

I would swear a lot after the fight if I were Marchetti. Marchetti entered the fight knowing Bouleau was aiming to take him to the ground. He defended very well and unleashed a few beautiful strikes on Bouleau. His downfall? He took Bouleau to the ground. As soon as Bouleau found his back on the mat, he has a big smile on his face and started working on submissions. Eventually, Bouleau locked a tight triangle but Marchetti escaped before he was out. Bouleau, with the perfect technique, switched to an armbar and eventually got the tap. Now that's a beautiful finish and the first finish of the night, kudos to Bouleau!

Matt Hawk vs Katsuro Kazuhiro

Now this was a dull match. Kazuhiro basically disabled Hawk's standup game with his quick takedown on every round. Then, Kazuhiro spent the entire round working on position and submission. He was far more active on the ground, far more aggresive, and he took his opponent down very well and all these led him to an unanimous decision victory.

James Ytlear vs Baby Jay

Jay started the match with some fast striking of his own and then taking Ytlear into the clinch. Ytlear has zero standup and clinch ability and that's always his weakness. Jay pummeled him a little bit more on the clinch and then executed a very beautiful judo throw to throw Ytlear to the ground and put himself into side control. Well, we all thought Ytlear could actually do something now, but Jay locked a very tight kimura and ended the fight immediately. That's taking out Ytlear in his own game and it was a total shut out by Jay. Shit, I could see Jay in the title picture real soon.

Hellen Keller vs Dirk Janssen

Keller started the match aggresively and got a very nice takedown to put himself in the better position in the beginning. However, Janssen defended well enough to force a standup by the referee. Janssen then went out to throw a perfect three kicks: head, body, leg. And then, we saw Janssen basically landing every strike and Keller failing to land much. The pressure eventually led to a knockdown as Janssen rocked Keller with a big head kick. Janssen continued to put on the pressure after that. The finish was brutal, as Keller tried to throw a jab-cross combination, Janssen avoided and landed a flyng knee that dropped Keller straight to the floor. Janssen then put more strikes through the face of Keller on mount position to get the title belt under his waist. Brutality!

Aaron's Prediction

8 Correct

4 Correct + Finish

Verdict: Aaron's magic continue to do his work this week. The finish correct rate isn't that high but still, it's a job well done by Aaron.

FotN - Jacob Danzig vs Jimmy Dancer[At least Dancer could fight back a bit]

SotN - Baby Jay

KotN - Dirk Janssen

Well, I am bored of the decisions but the main card was nice. I hope the next event can rebound on the event rating, I am thrilled for that event!

August 16, 2010

Vault 014 Preview

Written by Arran Newson

What’s up fight fans? Fallout rolls out another show with Vault 014 going down on Friday, and this card is stacked. Get down to Hyashi’s Lounge to see five of the top seven fighters in the organisation all on one card, not to mention the throngs of up-and-comers and humbled veterans all looks to climb the Fallout ladder. Last week I went eight from 10 in my picks, with four correct finishes. There’s plenty of money to be made on these fights if you can pick them, so get down to Vault MMA Bookmakers and ride my fight breakdown roller-coaster to personal riches.

185 lbs: Tito Hawes (1-0-0) [1.49] v Jet Fen (1-2-0) [2.50]

Kicking off the action is an interesting middleweight encounter between the Muay Thai specialist Tito “Thunder” Hawes and BJJ brown belt Jet Fen. Fen will want to get this to the ground, where he has a huge advantage in the grappling stakes, as he is completely outmatched on the feet. This will come down to whether Fen can land an early takedown - if he waits too long, the accumulation of shots he’ll be taking will quickly wear him down leaving him with no legs left to shoot in and get the white belt to the ground. Expect to see Hawes batter Fen with all kind of strikes, landing at will en route to a decision. Hawes, decision

145 lbs: Tim Boa (1-2-0) [1.40] v James Bryce (1-3-0) [2.82]

This featherweight battle will see former title contender Tim “The Snake” Boa put his slick submission game up against Fallout veteran James Bryce, who is looking for his second win in five attempts inside the Fallout cage. Boa is going to want to get this to the ground, where he should be able to make short work of the white belt Bryce. Even if he’s unable to land his own takedown after taking a couple of leg kicks, Bryce has been known to shoot himself and may seal his own fate if he puts Boa on his back, as Boa should be able to submit him from the bottom, or sweep him to work his magic from the top. Boa, submission

170 lbs: Master Blaster (9-4-0) [1.25] v Cliff Sierra (1-2-0) [3.70]

XCC veteran Master Blaster enters the Fallout cage for the first time against leg-kicking lunatic Cliff “The Nutcracker” Sierra. It’s no secret what Sierra’s game-plan is coming into this one - the man has never thrown anything except leg kicks, despite only landing 4% of them. Unless he suddenly decides to mix up his strikes, this one is academic, as Blaster should be able to get this down to the ground, and punish Sierra for three rounds. Blaster, decision

205 lbs: Thomas Howell (3-0-0) [1.55] v Jason Slade (6-9-0) [2.35]

Thomas “Hard Hands” Howell comes into this one undefeated, with all three of his opponents succumbing to his fists in 30 seconds or less. Jason Slade is a long-time XCC veteran who is a very good boxer but has an unfortunate tendency to get knocked out - with eight losses by KO, seven of those in the first round. This will be Howell’s first real test against an established fighter, with all his fights so far being under the QFC banner. Slade should try to get this to the ground, where he can work towards a submission on the white belt, but I think we’re more likely to see him trade with Howell, getting clipped and finished in the first. Howell, KO

155 lbs: Joe Man (10-7-0) [1.56] v Brett Yarris (9-10-1) [2.33]

This lightweight scrap features two fighters who have been around the block, with 37 fights between them. Joe Man makes his Fallout debut while Yarris is coming off a victory back at Vault 009. Man will look to take this to the ground, where most of his victories have been won - with Yarris having tapped out five times in the past, Man is a good chance of catching Yarris with something before the final bell. Yarris’ best chance at victory is going to be to stay on the outside on the feet, and look to turn Man’s lights out with a big punch. Man has a very good chin on him however, and I can’t see Yarris being the first person to KO him. Man, submission

170 lbs: Andre Galvao (4-1-0) [1.47] v Billy Daniels (1-1-0) [2.56]

The classic striker versus grappler scenario will play out once again in this welterweight match-up, with Andre Galvao being an accomplished BJJ artist with no stand-up abilities to speak of, taking on Billy “The Badass” Daniels who possesses polished Muay Thai skills and thinks jiu jitsu is a brand of jet ski. Daniels doesn’t have the sprawl required to keep this one standing where it needs to be to have a shot here, so it’s just a matter of time before Galvao gets him on to the ground and finishes him. Galvao, submission

185 lbs: Tarzan Bundolo (7-3-0) [1.03] v Vance Vorhees (8-9-1) [10.00]

The first fight of the main card sees Tarzan Bundolo taking on Vance Vorhees, in what is shaping up to be a walk in the park for the African born Bundolo. Sources close to Vorhees' camp confirmed that he hasn’t been seen for weeks, apparently not handling his girlfriend leaving him well at all. Vorhees will enter this one in no shape either physically or mentally to fight, and Bundolo will have his way with the American. The only question is whether or not Bundolo can finish the fight - Vorhees, despite his manic depression and chronic fatigue, does have an infallible chin, and may just survive. Bundolo, decision

155 lbs: Baby Jay (4-1-0) [1.65] v Ishuzak Abarukas (4-0-0) [2.15]

Baby Jay backs up just five days after his first round submission win at Vault 013, where he’ll meet the undefeated Ishuzak “Apollo” Abarukas in a lightweight battle which is sure to have title implications down the line. Jay has the advantage both standing and on the ground, and is likely to set up his takedowns with accurate punches. Abarukas has proved to be hard to take down in the past however, and this may turn into a boxing match. Baby Jay should be too good in this one, and will join the lightweight title love triangle between the winner of Rizzo/Laia and BJ Howard. Jay, decision

155 lbs: Enrique Rizzo (12-3-0) [2.47] v Bu Laia (10-4-0) [1.50]

The co-main event of the evening features the long awaited debut of Bu Laia, taking on the champion Enrique “The Judge” Rizzo. Laia is better everywhere than Rizzo, and will look to batter Rizzo in the clinch and at range. Rizzo has defied the odds plenty of times before, but he has his work cut out for him on Friday night without a doubt. Rizzo has never been finished, and that isn’t likely to change any time soon, however when the final bell sounds there will be a new Lightweight champion. Laia, decision

185 lbs: Nate Knuckles (5-0-0) [1.50] v Ryan McCarthy (9-4-0) [2.82]

The main event features an intriguing middleweight title fight between the ultra popular “Good Night Mate” Nate Knuckles and Ryan “The Terror” McCarthy. McCarthy will want no part of Knuckles on the feet, as the champion is a devastating finisher. Knuckles has proven difficult to take down in previous fights, but he probably hasn’t fought someone with the wrestling credentials that McCarthy possesses. I think we’ll see McCarthy get this to the ground early, but Knuckles will survive long enough to get it back to the feet where he’ll put out McCarthy’s lights with a highlight reel finish. Knuckles, KO

August 20, 2010

Vault 014 Review

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Holy Shit! I am lucky to still replace my brother as the reviewer of this show. Seriously, this is the best Fallout show and the rating agrees with it. Vault 014 obtains a huge rating of 118.40 and that's really record-breaking for The Fallout MMA. The attendance is 15% away from the sellout, but with the ticket being expensive, it's alright to see 1702 fans coming to watch the show.

Tito Hawes vs Jet Fen

This was a short-timed domination by Jet Fen, who overwhelmed Hawes easily. Hawes went into the match with a wild hook but Fen ducked and returned a jab to Hawes's body before taking him down to the mat. Hawes turned around as he took some pounding by Fen. Fen, being a BJJ brown belt, easily sought an arm and locked in a tight kimura to force the tap. A brilliant ending just after 33 seconds into the match. Winner: Jet Fen(Sub:Kimura)

Tim Boa vs James Bryce

Both fighters look to re-establish themselves as they went out looking for their second win. Bryce went in the match looking good, cutting Boa in the clinch position with a sharp and short elbow. Bryce looking to take Boa down but Boa avoided it and then took Bryce down as he pushed Bryce down. It wasn't a beautiful takedown but it did the job for Boa. Boa advanced to half guard shortly after the takedown and attempted an arm triangle, no luck. Later, Boa mounted Bryce and pound on Bryce but didn't land too much before Bryce put Boa back to half-guard. Boa later mounted again and this time keeping the pressure with accurate strikes and finished the fight with an armbar as Bryce was careless to not defend his right arm. Winner: Tim Boa(Sub:Armbar)

Master Blaster vs Cliff Sierra

As expected by the mass after looking at both fighters, Blaster dominated Sierra easily in this fight. Sierra couldn't do much, all he hit was leg kicks but that was only two hits in all three rounds. His takedowns were shoved away by Blaster. On the other hand, Blaster was sharp with his takedown, he succeed in everyone of them and pounded real hard on Sierra everytime he was on the ground. As everyone thought Sierra's granite chin could hold him until the end of the day, Blaster surprised him as he pulled an arm triangle very late of the round to secure the submission win. Now that's a fighter that tries to finish a fight at all fucking time and I appreciate the finish, the crowd appreciate too. That sure caught Sierra by surprise. Winner: Master Blaster(Sub:Arm Triangle)

Thomas Howell vs Jason Slade

Howell entered The Fallout with a good record of 3-0; Slade, on the other hand, didn't win much lately but surely have the cage experience. Slade went in challenging Howell in the standup despite knowing Howell is a very good boxer. Surprisingly, Slade did quite well and secured a single leg takedown into guard just after Howell missed a body hook. Slade was aiming for control on the ground. I guess he was trying to waste time on the ground to earn the control point over Howell and decrease Howell's time to hurt him in standup. The referee couldn't stand anymore and asked them to standup at 4 minutes mark. Both fighters then traded punches to the end and Howell wasn't hitting much to my surprise. Second round, Howell threw a few nice jabs to frustrate Howell before taking him down. This time, Slade was going for submissions more than the first round although I would personally go for ground and pound when I am in mount position. But who am I to say you can't go for submission? It was a slow time on the ground until the finish, that was the moment, as Slade feint a pound attempt into an armbar to force the tap. Shit, four submissions in a row, BJJ is ruling the cage tonight! Winner: Jason Slade(Sub:Armbar)

Joe Man vs Brett Yarris

This was a fine match between two cage veterans. Yarris went in with his classic striking game, cutting Man with a stiff jab but Man was able to take Yarris down to prevent more damage done to him. Man was looking for submission but didn't gt one until the referee standup. Yarris then went ahead, knocking Man down with a wonderful combination but Man was still conscious. Yarris waved him up and continue the brawling. Yarris went for punches and Man went for takedowns. It was sad for Yarris that he couldn't hurt Man too much before he was down again and this time he was in fully mounted by Man. Man proceeded to take Yarris's back and quickly turned around for an armbar that surprised Yarris. A tapout occured after that. In my opinion, Yarris really need to improve his ground game, his McDoJo purple belt didn't help him too much. And just what the heck, everyone is aiming for armbar instead of rear naked choke tonight, is there some sort of armbar contest going in the locker room? Winner: Joe Man(Sub:Armbar)

Andre Galvao vs Billy Daniels

The crowd liked to show so far. They didn't regret paying for the ticket to watch the dark card as those were nice matches. Now into the main show, we have Galvao against Daniels. Daniels missed all his strike and Galvao took him down easily. Galvao then continued with his submission and control, eventually advanced into mount and submitted Daniels with yet another armbar. Shit, I must setup a poll in The Fallout website later, titled "Whose armbar is the best?". Winner: Andre Galvao(Sub:Armbar)

Tarzan Bundolo vs Vance Vorhees

Shit, this fight was good. This one balanced the ground-biased night with its intense standup battle. I love Vorhees's strategy. The first round was back and forth, with both fighters connecting a good amount of strikes to each other. However, Bundolo was badly hurt after the first round as Vorhees was killing his gas tank and legs in the first round. Bundolo was missing a shit lot of strikes on the second round and Vorhees countered too damn well. The third round was just like second round, except Bundolo was in worst shape. The fight was given the score of 29:26 by all three judges and the winner by unanimous decision, Vance Vorhees. Winner: Vance Vorhees(UD)

Baby Jay vs Ishuzak Abarukas

The standup era continued as Jay was going against Abarukas in a 155 lbs bout. This one was real close and Abarukas was getting the upper hand to stand with, but Jay wasn't a sitting duck there. Jay was actively looking for clinch and takedown, but Abarukas was too aware of those attempts and kept the fight standing up very well there. Both fighters aimed for the head and Abarukas was the one mixing things up with body punches and that did the job very well just like what Vorhees did to Bundolo. Everyone could see that Jay was more tired than Abarukas after the round. Jay continued to force Abarukas into another position in the second round but he couldn't get it. I wasn't sure who would win but out of no way Abarukas hit Jay with one of the most amazing right hand he ever threw in his career and Jay was obviously rocked by that one. Abarukaswent in quickly with a jab and Jay knew he was in danger, his instinct told him to take Abarukas down or at least stick up to him. Abarukas wasn't a slow fighter at all, he saw Jay coming, threw a knee and that one was the good night kiss for Jay. Awesome knee strike by Abarukas. Winner: Ishuzak Abarukas(KO:Knee)

Enrique Rizzo vs Bu Laia

In the co-main event of the night, we have the ex-NFC champion, Bu Laia's debut against the current lightweight champion, Enrique "The Judge" Rizzo. Rizzo has been amazing, with 3-0 in his Fallout MMA career. It was his time to show that he was the true champion, or Laia would take the glory away from him.

Bu Laia started the first round strongly, taking Rizzo down easily and basically lay'n'pray his way to secure the first round as Rizzo couldn't do much from the bottom despite Bu Laia's ground skill wasn't that good and he missed much, but controlling is always one of the element in the judge's mind when scoring cards. Second round, Rizzo went in this round with a lot of kicks and that forced Laia to clinch up. Inside the clinch, Laia was doing real good as his dirty boxing was too good for Rizzo and Rizzo's knee couldn't touch Laia at all. Rizzo broke the clinch in the half-way mark of the match and keep on hitting Laia with kicks and punches. Laia fought back hard with mostly head punches until the end of the round. Rizzo was down by two rounds but the plan worked on the third round. It was the same strategy used by Abarukas and Vorhees - destroying your opponent's gas tank and legs - and it worked well even against Bu Laia because well, Laia is a human being nonetheless. Laia was more and more inactive as the round goes through. Third round...fourth round...and even the last round, Laia was badly injured and couldn't keep up with the pace of Rizzo. In the end, this bout was scored 48:47 by all three judges, and Rizzo retained his lightweight title belt in a classy comeback! Winner: Enrique Rizzo(UD)

Nate Knuckles vs Ryan McCarthy

In the maine vent of the night, we have the middleweight championship on the line, with Nate "Good Night Mate" Knuckles, the undefeated champion against the challenger Ryan "The Terror" McCarthy. I respect Knuckles for being Leben - accepting a fight shortly after another - and I am not sure whether he was in 100%.

As expected, McCarthy traded punches for a bit and then took Knuckles down again and again in the first round. Whenever the referee stood them up, McCarthy was onto another takedown. Knuckles was defending well enough in his guard in the later section of round one and a bad kimura attempt couldn't connect at all and that round ended there. McCarthy has that round though. McCarthy started the second round with yet another takedown. Knuckles was able to stand up later but then McCarthy hit him hard a few times while taking lesser hits by Knuckles and then took Knuckles down on the ground again and mounted him! Too bad McCarthy didn't do much and Knuckles went back to half-guard. Both fighters wanted to finish the match with submission but didn't manage to and McCarthy didn't land much until the end of the round. Third round, takedown started the match again as expected and the referee stood them up again and again but McCarthy was just too damn good, he was like GSP taking Hardy down whenever he wanted to and the third takedown of the round put him in the mount position. That spelled the end for Knuckles as McCarthy was throwing a shit lot of shots toward Knuckles, again and again, until the referee couldn't stand it anymore and put his body in middle to stop the fight by TKO. Shit! McCarthy swarmed the champion with punches and won the title belt, now that was an awesome performance by The Terror. Winner: Ryan McCarthy(TKO:Strikes)

Arron's Prediction

4 Correct

3 Correct + Finish

Verdict: A lot of upset render the the Octopus of Fallout correct rate to the lowest. Well, you could try again next week.

FotN - Enrique Rizzo vs Bu Laia

SotN - Joe Man

KotN - Ryan McCarthy

That's it, one hell of a night to me and I am glad to be here. Now it's time to rock some hot chicks in the bus. Why not the bed? I am bored of it, tee hee!

August 23, 2010

Vault 015 Preview

Written by Arran Newson

What’s up fight fans? Fallout returns to The Underground this coming Saturday for Vault 015, so be sure to head down there for what is sure to be another exciting night of fights. Last week we saw many upsets (including a 10-1 underdog winning - I bet a few of you wished you had opened your wallets on that one), leading to me to turn in a miserable four correct predictions, with three correct finishes. Be sure to get down to Vault MMA bookmakers to take advantage of my slump in form!

170 lbs: Aiden Rivers (6-1-0) [2.15] v Kevin Millan (1-1-0) [1.65]

Kicking off the evening is the one-dimensional grappler Aiden “Apocalypse” Rivers taking on Kevin Millan. Both of these guys are coming off victories back at Vault 011, and it’s the wrestling that will be the difference in this one. Rivers has no wrestling to speak of, yet has shown he’s adept at taking the fight to the ground. If he gets this to the ground, it’s just a matter of time before Millan taps. However, Rivers has never fought anyone with any sort of wrestling ability with the exception of one fight, where he tapped to strikes in the first round. Millan should be good enough to keep this standing and get the W. Millan, decision

185 lbs: Gravy Train (2-2-0) [2.25] v William Brodie (2-2-0) [1.60]

Gravy “The Dawn” Train takes on William Brodie in an interesting middleweight matchup. The fighters are fairly evenly matched on the feet with Train having a slight advantage. Brodie will look to take this to the ground where he’ll work Train over with some ground n’ pound. He’s going to need to watch out for Train’s submissions, as his white belt won’t help him too much when Train starts throwing his legs up looking for whatever is available. As long as Brodie can avoid playing the guard game with Train and move to half guard or side control after each takedown, he should be able to grind this one out. Brodie, decision

205 lbs: Tendai Mtawariwa (1-0-0) [1.63] v Lucious Hellavictorious (2-4-0) [2.20]

The battle of the hard to spell surnames comes to a head with undefeated prospect Tendai “The Beast” Mtawariwa taking on AXF veteran and Fallout newcomer Lucious Hellavictorious. Hellavictorious showed a tendency to shoot early and often without success early in his career, but appears to have made adjustments to fight more to his strengths. Mtawariwa employed a dominant dirty boxing strategy in his previous fight at Vaul 013, and with Hellavictorious showing weaknesses in his clinch game previously, Mtawariwa should be able to bully Hellavictorious in the clinch and get the nod from the judges. Mtawariwa, decision

185 lbs: Heywood Jablowme (9-8-0) [1.94] v Jet Fen (2-2-0) [1.80]

Experienced KDU and Syndicate veteran Heywood Jablowme will pop his Fallout cherry against Jet Fen, who is looking to go 2-0 in the Fallout cage in this middleweight clash of youth versus experience. The match up is pretty even standing, although Fen has a tendency to get hit a lot. Fen will want to take this to the ground, where the cards are stacked heavily in his favour. It’s a tough call, but I’m leaning towards Fen, who probably has more ways to win. Fen, submission

205 lbs: Jason Kain (3-2-0) [2.22] v Mike Lambert (1-0-0) [1.61]

Fallout foundation member “Mad Man” Jason Kain takes on newcomer Mike “Punisher” Lambert in light-heavyweight undercard action. Kain likes to get fights down to the ground and beat up his opponents, but often struggles to complete takedowns. If he can get Lambert to the ground, he should be able to score points, however I think Lambert can survive the takedowns in the first round, and pick apart a tiring Kain in the second and the third to steal a decision. Lambert, decision

170 lbs: Jack Silver (6-5-0) [2.20] Wanderlei Rua (9-9-0) [1.63]

Striker takes on grappler in this welterweight scrap to round out the undercard, as Jack “Hammer” Silver looks to rebound from a loss at Vault 011 against experienced journeyman Wanderlei “The Man Snake” Rua, who makes his Fallout debut after stints at XCC and the now defunct Japanese promotion CHOKE. Silver knows that Rua’s game plan is going to be to shoot in, get the takedown and start looking for subs, so he’s going to want to batter Rua’s legs with kicks to slow the older fighter down. I feel like his wrestling will let Silver down eventually though, and as soon as Silver makes a mistake, Rua will leave with one of his arms. Rua, submission

185 lbs: GK King (7-7-0) [1.67] v Tonot Get (9-7-0) [2.13]

These two former XCC fighters both make their Fallout debuts in middleweight action in the first fight of the main card, as GK King takes on Tonot “Four” Get. They have a shared opponent in Steve Sampson, who King was able to submit, while Get lost a decision, however Get has had some recent changes in his management and will be looking to impress his new team. Unfortunately for Get, King is better than him both standing and on the ground. Look for King to mix up his strikes with takedowns, before eventually locking in a sub. King, submission

205 lbs: Guadeloupe Canal (3-0-1) [1.50] v Benny Tronk (4-4-0) [2.47]

Guadeloupe “The Vicious” Canal takes on Benny “Raptor” Tronk, with both these guys coming into this one riding two fight win streaks inside the Fallout cage. Tronk has been known to shoot for takedowns in previous fights, however he seems to have changed his game plan as of late to more of standing and clinch game. This style better suits him, as he is not going to want to go to the ground with Canal, who has shown a mean streak with his ground n’ pound. However, things aren’t so rosy for Tronk on the feet either, with Canal demonstrating plenty of power at both range and in the clinch. Canal’s wrestling in the clinch and on the ground will be the difference in this one, and he should be able to end Tronk’s night early. Canal, KO

170 lbs: Richard Callaghan (4-0-0) [1.20] v Curtis Sharp (3-1-0) [4.26]

Undefeated Muay Thai wrecking machine Richard Callaghan takes on Curtis “Razor” Sharp in the co-main event of the night, in what is shaping up to be a long night for Sharp. Callaghan will look to batter Sharp with accurate kicks and punches, and I’m not sure there’s anything Sharp can do about it. He may look to take this to the ground just to escape the eight deadly limbs of Callaghan, but it will prove fruitless as the leg and body kicks take their toll and turn Sharp in to a human heavy bag. Another dominating performance here could have Callaghan eyeing Fallout welterweight gold, so there’s plenty riding on this one. Callaghan, decision

205 lbs: Lothar Dornier (10-7-0) [1.45] v Shane Williams (9-7-0) [2.63]

The main event of the night features former champion Lorthar “Der Henker” Dornier in his first appearance since losing the strap, taking on Shane “The Hitman” Williams. Williams looks to have his work cut out for him in this one, as Dornier is better than him wherever the fight could go. Dornier has shown power in both his hands and feet, as well as an adept submission game, and he should be able to get back on track and take out the Canadian. Dornier, KO

August 25, 2010

After getting knocked out in the second round in the title match against Nate Knuckles Tommy Henderson is getting ready to square off with Dexter Morgan.

"He caught me pretty well there, but I did take a few shots from him throughout the fight. I think his striking power is a bit better then Dexter's so I'm looking forward to going toe to toe on this one".

And what about the new title holder?

I was shocked to see Nate lose the belt. It kind of disappointed me a little, I thought I could be the one to take the belt but that's life you know?. I have a big fight against Dexter Morgan to focus on and if I come out of that one with the win then I can worry about trying to get that belt and start my quest to be the best at 185 in Sydney.

Anything else?

All my wins have been by submission but this time I'm going for the knockout. If I lose because of that then so be it. I haven't really had to throw a punch in my whole career and that's probably why I have those three losses, I played it safe and lost the fight. This time I'm going to show Dexter and everyone else that I can throw down.

But what about your ground game?

Don't worry, if I get the chance I'll still make him tap!

Rhyos · August 25, 2010

Is The Rifleman Back on the Line?

- Jessica Desianti, Sydney-7 Sports

It's over 2 weeks out from The Fallout's Vault 17 event, but already tensions are high and tough training is underway for some competitors. The Fallout has been one of the most involved MMA organizations in Sydney and as more and more events go underway, the effect of that very involvement is showing in its crop of fighters. The reigning champions are worthy of world-class competition, but for every winner there is also the tale of a loser. Joseph Goss, known as "The Rifleman," is set to square off against Cliff "The Nutcracker" Sierra in what he hopes is the relaunching of his MMA career.

"It's been rough!" says Goss, whom we managed to interview mid-workout at Sydney's Beatdown Palace. "You go 8 months without a single win, and it really grates on you. Makes you question why you got started to begin with." Since his crushing defeat against Mike Barraclough back in January at The Syndicate: Part XXXXV, the former 5-2 fighter has since lost his last 5 consecutive fights between 2 different organizations, all by decision, before finally tasting victory once more via unanimous decision against Kent Ortega in the recent Vault 13 event. The fight itself was rather unspectacular, but for someone on the end of his rope, a win is a win. "It's really tough to lose so often by decision. I mean, I've proven time and time again that I have the heart and the conditioning to go the distance, but these were some tough competitors. It was difficult to get a hit in edgewise. Seeing that L number climb toward and eventually surpass the W made me want to hang up the trunks and quit while I was even. This last win really helped inspire me, though. I mean, I've been able to hang with The Syndicate, a group that was nearly #1 in the world last year, and have since been able to stick around Vault MMA, arguably the next rising star in Sydney. Even with my losses, I've been getting better and better, and I think I've finally crossed that middle line."

On the other end is Cliff "The Nutcracker" Sierra, a relative newcomer to the MMA scene whom is off to a rather upsetting 1-3 start. His most recent fight was a one-sided loss via arm triangle versus 10-4 former XCC champ Master Blaster in his Fallout debut. The loss left Sierra rather injured, as doctors project he won't be back to 100% until a good 6 days before the event. Goss comments on his upcoming opponent: "It's tough to tell with such a short record, but it looks like his weakness is his ground game. Blaster wiped the floor with him, but he was able to make it through until the very end of the match. I think his dirty little secret is a lack of conditioning, though. I've really been focusing on keeping myself in the fight, so hopefully I'll be able to gas him and pick him off at my leisure. I certainly won't take anything for granted, though. Anyone in the Vault is a threat." We were unable to reach Sierra for comment.

In a phone interview with Goss's manager, Rhyos Beoulve in Rio, it's been stated that the fight is a good opportunity for Goss. "This is a chance for Joe to really show off his striking. At this point, I'm sure he'll take whatever win seems most certain, but he's been overhauling his standing game for a few months now. Hopefully he can get another knockout to add to his record. I really hope this is a comeback for him, as he's had a rough lot this year. I get the feeling he's thinking about retirement, but we'll see how the contract goes. You kinda hate to wish ill on the new guy, but I find a draw highly unlikely. Unless he's made some incredible, game-changing gains in the past few weeks, I think it's gonna be Joe by knockout."

A lot can happen in the space of a few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled, and be sure to see Vault 15 this coming Saturday! Reporting for Sydney-7 Sports and fight fans everywhere, this is Jessica Desianti.

August 26, 2010

Awesome to see people getting involved in the smack talk forum. Makes my job previewing the fights a little easier if there's a bit of a character built here already. Anyway, the admins finally put up UFC 118 for the bookmakers to set lines on. Make sure to head down to Vault MMA Bookmakers and try to earn yourself some coin. Opening lines are as follows:

3.17 Frankie Edgar v B.J. Penn 1.32

1.15 Randy Couture v James Toney 5.00

1.45 Demian Maia v Mario Miranda 2.63

1.55 Kenny Florian v Gray Maynard 2.35

1.52 Nate Diaz v Marcus Davis 2.44

1.30 Joe Lauzon v Gabe Reudiger 3.33

1.80 Andre Winner v Nik Lentz 1.94

3.03 John Salter v Dan Miller 1.35

1.65 Nick Osipczak v Greg Soto 2.15

1.38 Mike Pierce v Amilcar Alves 2.90

August 26, 2010

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Following the success of the title vs title unification bout of Vault 014 between Enrique Rizzo and Bu Laia i'am proud to announce another two title unification bouts... but before i talk about that let me first thank Bu Laia's manager Jake Heke for stepping up and taking the challange to put his NFC title on the line against the Vault MMA champion, it was a fantastic fight and im happy to announce that isnt the last of Bu Laia we will be seeing as he moves to re-spark his title aspiritations in a bout with riseing star Baby Jay another member of the 155lbs division who has recently hit a road block on his road towards the title following his loss against Ishuzak at Vault 014. One of these men is going directly back into the title mix, who wants it more? We will find out at Vault 017 on the 11th of September.

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First up we have the 155lbs champion Enrique Rizzo looking to dominate his second champion in a row with a bout against Mord House's reigning 155lbs champion Bruno Hackalugi in what is set to be the main event of Vault 018, can Enrique further his legend as the destroyer of champions ? Or will this latest star to join the Vault MMA family upset the crown jewl of the organisation ? Be sure to make your voice hurd when the betting shop opens up for this one in just a few short weeks on the 18th of September.

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Second up we have the infamous Superfights 185lbs champion Prince Symbol going up against the always exciting Vault MMA superstar Ryan McCarthy in a title vs title unification bout that is sure to draw mass attention from the general public given the high profile sting operation that has taken own the Brazilian Mafioso funded organisation Superfights, after been cleared of all involvement Prince Symbol will look to draw a line under this sticky period in his career and reinvent himself as a legitimate star in the Vault MMA camp, having just signed a multiple fight deal with the organisation he will be looking to make an example out of Ryan and prove that his Superfights title was no joke. Look forward to seeing this one in the main event of Vault 019 on the 25th of September.

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