2011 in AFC

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2011 in AFC
Information
First dateJune 25, 2011
Last dateSeptember 3, 2011
Events
Total events2
Fights
Total fights18
Chronology
2010 in AFC 2011 in AFC 2012 in AFC

The year 2011 was the 2nd year in the history of Australian Fighting Championship (AFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in Australia. In 2011 AFC held 2 events.

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Events list

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
3 AFC 2 September 3, 2011 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne, Australia
2 AFC Fight Night June 25, 2011 State Netball and Hockey Centre Melbourne, Australia


AFC 2

AFC 2 [1] was an event held on September 3, 2011, at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Héctor Lombard def.Jesse TaylorSubmission (heel hook021:26
Dylan Andrews def.Ross DallowTKO (punches)10:57
Marcin Helddef.Kaleo KwanSubmission (inverted heel hook)10:55
Soa Palelei def.Hye Seok SonTKO (punches)10:28
Nick Pattersondef.James FairmanTKO (punches)14:47
Rusty McBridedef.Richard BuhmannTKO (knees to the body and punches)11:11
Dan Hooker def.Yuma IshizukaDecision (unanimous)35:00
Jack Beckerdef.Ben HansenSubmission (kneebar)11:57
Troy Williamsdef.Sam SummersSubmission (armbar)12:25

    AFC Fight Night

    AFC Fight Night [2] [3] was an event held on June 25, 2011, at State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

    Results

    Main Card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Garetj Ea;eudef.Xavier LucasSubmission (armbar)1N/A
    Soa Palelei def.Yusuke KawaguchiTKO (punches)1N/A
    Jacques Marstersdef.Steve KennedyTKO (punches)1N/A
    Luke Jumeau def.David JohnsonDecision (split)35:00
    Rusty McBridedef.Yuma IshizukaDecision (majority)35:00
    Ben Hansendef.Ben CernottaTKO (punches)1N/A
    Troy Williamsdef.Jake O'DriscollSubmission (guillotine choke)1N/A
    Daniel Waydef.Stephen PeelesSubmission (guillotine choke)1N/A
    Dan Vasilopoulosdef.Simon MiddletonSubmission (guillotine choke)1N/A


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      References

      1. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC 2 - Lombard vs. Taylor". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
      2. ↑ Sherdog.com. "AFC - Fight Night". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
      3. ↑ "Australian FC Fight Nite 01". Tapology. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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