The main event was originally set to to feature the return of UFC vet Ben Alloway against submission virtuoso Rick Alchin, but an injury forced Alloway to the sidelines, forcing a new headliner to materialize in the form of Phuket Top Team’s new boy Gokhan Turkyilmaz versus Canada’s Kevin Manderson.
BRACE 23 Results: Turkyilmaz finishes Manderson in just 26 seconds
And it wasn’t a bad decision by any standards.
Prior to Turkyilmaz’s new start and new gym, he suffered a loss at DARE: Rebels of MMA. But he was determined to bounce back with a victory, and he did just that by finishing Kevin Manderson in just 26 seconds.
The co-main event, meanwhile, featured a Bantamweight tilt between Queensland natives Edwin Arana and Zack Hook. “El Bomba” managed to snap his three fight losing skid, but he had to work hard for it with a Majority Decision win.
In an eight bout fight card, there were seven finishes in total, five of which came in the first stanza.
Here are the results:
MAIN EVENT
- Gokhan Turkyilmaz def. Kevin Manderson via TKO (Punches) at 0.26 of Round 1
REST OF CARD
- Edwin Arana def. Zack Hook via Majority Decision
- Jamie Mullarkey def. Luke Hume via TKO (Punches) at 4:59 of Round 1
- Jan Johannas van Aswegen def. Kris Spence via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:01 of Round 3
- Eddie Trewin def. Paul Cavacus via TKO (Punches) at 0:14 of Round 1
- Ben Games def. Craig Callaghan via TKO (Punches) at 4:02 of Round 2
- Taela Kelly def. Mick Bosworth via TKO (Punches) at 4:10 of Round 1
- Matt Eland def. James Fa’Aoso via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:35 of Round 1
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