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QFC Tournament 487 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lycan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redd Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lycan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Redd Fox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lycan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones cracks Fox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fox to stand back up!
Fox is rocked!
It looks like Redd Fox has been cut.
Jones knocks out Fox with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Jones before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Jones picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lycan Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira clinches.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Ferreira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammer wants to clinch.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Hammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.
Jab, jab by Ferreira - just one landing.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreira.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer darts in looking for a takedown but Ferreira gets double underhooks and turns Hammer into the cage.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer feints and as Ferreira raises his hands in defense, Hammer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammer has his foot on Ferreira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ferreira works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Ferreira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Ferreira postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Ferreira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferreira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferreira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferreira controlling the position from side mount.
Ferreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferreira is working Hammer over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hammer shoots in for a double leg but Ferreira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferreira connects with a right hand. Hammer shakes it off.
Ferreira with a hook.
Hammer walks into a left hand.
Hammer walks into a jab.
Hammer is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hammer.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferreira darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.
A short right from Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
Ferreira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Ferreira unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hammer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ferreira is unloading with more strikes now! Hammer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Ferreira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Duffy finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hayes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Duffy. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Duffy connects with a looping right hand.
Duffy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hayes! Duffy dives in looking to finish! Hayes is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Duffy!
Jimmy Duffy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Shearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shearer has chosen Big Sean as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Shearer!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shearer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shearer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robbins is rocked!
It looks like Dylan Robbins has been cut.
Robbins is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Shearer just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Robbins has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andy Shearer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Chris Gold has been cut.
Balboa lands a jab to the nose.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Gold is trying to stall.
Balboa pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Gold has Balboa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balboa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gold dives in for a single leg takedown but Balboa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
A short right from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gold tries to stall but Balboa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gold is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Balboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Balboa is defending well.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa is stalling here.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa pushes Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Gold's takedown attempt.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold looking to stall.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balboa lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Chris Gold's cut is getting worse.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Balboa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gold is rocked!
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa pushes Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
Balboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balboa lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balboa gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gold, pushing him back against the cage.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
Rocky Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gold up against the cage.
Balboa has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Gold is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa scores with a knee to the head.
Gold looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa crunches a lovely knee into Gold's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balboa.
Stalling in the clinch from Balboa.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Gold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balboa is looking for the big counter here.
Chris Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Gold against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Gold! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Balboa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hossam El Masry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Valtellini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hossam El Masry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Valtellini!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtellini tries to clinch but El Masry moves out of range.
Valtellini wants to clinch up but El Masry keeps it at a distance.
El Masry has taken the fight to the clinch.
El Masry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valtellini lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hossam El Masry has been cut.
Valtellini fails to pull guard.
El Masry fails to pull guard.
El Masry pressing his opponent against the cage.
El Masry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valtellini has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valtellini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Masry is trying to stall.
Valtellini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Masry 's defenses.
Valtellini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valtellini lands an elbow inside that El Masry shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtellini pulls guard successfully.
El Masry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
El Masry 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valtellini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst El Masry is controlling him.
El Masry postures up in Valtellini's guard and throws a big left but Valtellini blocks it.
Valtellini trying to control the position.
Valtellini tries to strike from the bottom.
Valtellini wants to stand and escape but El Masry is having none of it.
El Masry preventing the sweep.
El Masry stands and steps away. Valtellini gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Valtellini wants to clinch up but El Masry keeps it at a distance.
Valtellini doesn't manage to clinch there - El Masry circles away.
Valtellini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Masry avoids the elbow strike from Valtellini, against the cage.
Valtellini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Masry has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valtellini is trying to keep an underhook but El Masry manages to get the takedown into half guard.
El Masry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valtellini!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Masry landing shots from mount.
El Masry prevents Valtellini from getting the reversal.
Valtellini taking shots to the head.
El Masry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valtellini is trying desperately to improve position.
El Masry landing strikes from the mount and Valtellini is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Masry with a couple of short strikes.
El Masry with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtellini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valtellini looks winded!
Valtellini is desperately trying to improve his position but El Masry has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Valtellini really doesn't like being in this position too much.
El Masry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valtellini hang on?
Valtellini is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
El Masry looking for a guillotine from mount but Valtellini is having none of it.
El Masry cracks Valtellini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
El Masry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Masry lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Masry wants to finish this one by submission but Valtellini is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from El Masry .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Masry controlling the pace for now.
El Masry working for a guillotine from mount but Valtellini is in no mood to give up.
Valtellini is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
El Masry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valtellini hang on?
El Masry controlling his opponent.
El Masry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossam El Masry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hossam El Masry 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valtellini enables El Masry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valtellini manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
El Masry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valtellini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as El Masry controls the pace.
Valtellini wants to sweep here but El Masry controlling him for the moment.
Valtellini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst El Masry is controlling him.
El Masry working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valtellini looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Masry is one step ahead there.
Valtellini wants to stand up but El Masry is controlling him.
Valtellini is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Masry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El Masry landing with the ground and pound.
El Masry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valtellini wants to stand and escape but El Masry is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe Valtellini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valtellini tries to sprawl but El Masry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
El Masry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
El Masry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Masry not doing much here.
El Masry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valtellini wants to get back to his feet.
El Masry lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Masry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with El Masry in particular looking to stall.
El Masry works his way into full mount!
El Masry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Masry lands a heavy elbow.
El Masry working Valtellini over with strikes here.
El Masry looking to finish Valtellini with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valtellini!
Valtellini is in a horrible position here. El Masry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
El Masry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valtellini can do to turn this around?
El Masry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Masry with a couple of short strikes.
El Masry raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valtellini flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
El Masry looking to secure an arm triangle but Valtellini defends it well.
El Masry cracks Valtellini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Masry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Valtellini is surviving well by controlling El Masry 's body position as best he can.
El Masry raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossam El Masry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hossam El Masry 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
El Masry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than El Masry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valtellini wants to get back to his feet.
Valtellini seems a little lost for a moment, as El Masry dominates the positioning.
El Masry cracks Valtellini with an elbow. That is naaassty.
El Masry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
El Masry drives through with a takedown into Valtellini's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Masry scoring with some ground and pound.
El Masry cracks Valtellini with a solid left hand.
El Masry preventing the sweep.
Valtellini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Masry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Masry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hossam El Masry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Masry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valtellini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valtellini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Masry is in close to Valtellini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
El Masry is pushing down on Valtellini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valtellini is fighting to maintain full guard but El Masry has managed to sneak the leg through.
El Masry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
El Masry controlling the pace.
El Masry stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Valtellini to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Masry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valtellini working a defensive guard here.
El Masry is stalling in the full guard.
El Masry pushes down on Valtellini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valtellini trying to control but El Masry postures up.
El Masry stands up from half guard.
El Masry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Valtellini manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
El Masry content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
El Masry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Masry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Valtellini has momentary wrist control but El Masry slips an elbow through the middle.
El Masry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
El Masry connects with a couple of short punches.
Valtellini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as El Masry controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valtellini wants to stand but El Masry is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hossam El Masry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for El Masry , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Hossam El Masry !
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Hossam El Masry !
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Hossam El Masry !
Hossam El Masry wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liyak Rhust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liyak Rhust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rhust shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jordan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jordan wants to control but Rhust postures up.
Rhust in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jordan is pushing Rhust's head away, looking to escape. Rhust manages to hold on to the position though.
Jordan is not content to let Rhust control the position.
Jordan can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan tries to bench press Rhust off him but Rhust keeps the position.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
Jordan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhust scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jordan to see if he's OK.
Rhust lands a few punches from side control.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jordan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rhust moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rhust there.
Rhust working over Jordan with some ground and pound. Jordan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rhust thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Rhust scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jordan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhust not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jordan is still in real trouble! Can Rhust finish him?
Nice strikes from Rhust there.
Rhust wants to take a breather but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhust takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rhust seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rhust scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jordan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhust scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rhust scores with a big shot! Jordan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jordan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liyak Rhust!
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