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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Doxiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Edgar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apollo Doxiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doxiadis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doxiadis off to one side.
Doxiadis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doxiadis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doxiadis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.
Edgar scores with a one two! Doxiadis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doxiadis checks a low kick from Edgar.
Doxiadis clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.
Doxiadis fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Doxiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Doxiadis keeps him there for the moment.
Doxiadis is working for takedown but Edgar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Edgar is trying to break free.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Doxiadis has the dominant position.
Doxiadis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doxiadis tries to score a body lock takedown but Edgar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Doxiadis has the dominant position.
Doxiadis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edgar walks away with a smile on his face. Doxiadis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doxiadis.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Edgar duly obliges.
Doxiadis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edgar.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doxiadis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Doxiadis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Edgar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doxiadis.
Edgar sizes up Doxiadis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doxiadis shoots in and drives through. Edgar sprawls well.
Doxiadis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doxiadis is breathing heavily.
Doxiadis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edgar pinned against the cage. Edgar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frankie Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doxiadis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
Doxiadis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edgar cracks Doxiadis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doxiadis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edgar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doxiadis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edgar's guard now.
Edgar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doxiadis tries to free his leg and advance position but Edgar is retaining full guard.
Edgar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doxiadis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar being controlled here, momentarily.
Doxiadis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doxiadis stays in close to Edgar's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is trying to control the position but Doxiadis postures up.
Doxiadis wants to pass the guard but Edgar is keeping the position.
Doxiadis is pushing down on Edgar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Edgar is fighting to maintain full guard but Doxiadis has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doxiadis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Edgar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doxiadis thows a huge punch but Edgar dodges it nicely.
Well, if Doxiadis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Doxiadis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doxiadis closes the distance and clinches up with Edgar, looking for a takedown. Doxiadis pushes Edgar against the cage but Edgar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Apollo Doxiadis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doxiadis has a takedown stuffed.
Doxiadis shoots in for a double leg but Edgar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Doxiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar leaves Doxiadis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Doxiadis misses.
Doxiadis misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doxiadis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doxiadis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edgar defends it nicely.
Doxiadis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edgar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doxiadis somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doxiadis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doxiadis.
Doxiadis tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edgar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doxiadis.
Doxiadis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doxiadis misses with a few strikes there.
Doxiadis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doxiadis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is trying to control but can't.
Doxiadis working the head and body with strikes.
Doxiadis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edgar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doxiadis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doxiadis controlling the action here.
Doxiadis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Doxiadis in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Doxiadis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doxiadis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doxiadis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doxiadis slows the pace down.
Doxiadis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Edgar for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Apollo Doxiadis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Doxiadis throws a sloppy body shot
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Doxiadis shoots in but Edgar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edgar tries to land a leg kick but Doxiadis saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doxiadis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edgar swivels and escapes.
Doxiadis tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Doxiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doxiadis is defended easily by Edgar.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Edgar duly obliges.
Edgar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doxiadis.
Edgar tries to bum rush Doxiadis with a series of wild strikes but Doxiadis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doxiadis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doxiadis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doxiadis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doxiadis lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doxiadis breaks from Edgar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doxiadis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Edgar?
Doxiadis controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doxiadis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doxiadis scoring with strikes but Edgar is staying in there.
Doxiadis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doxiadis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Doxiadis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doxiadis, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Doxiadis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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