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QFC Tournament 358 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Qnev (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanislav Qnev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qnev stuffs the takedown.
Dela Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Dela Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Qnev will feel that in the morning.
Qnev stuffs the takedown attempt from Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Qnev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
so Qnev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qnev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Qnev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qnev is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control here.
Dela Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Qnev slows the pace down in half guard.
Qnev wants to work for an arm triangle but Dela Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qnev has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dela Cruz defend it? Qnev steps over the head and cranks it - Dela Cruz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Qnev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stanislav Qnev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Doors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Melone (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Doors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Melone!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doors cracks Melone with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Doors has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Melone to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Doors really felt that one!
Doors avoids the head kick by Melone.
Melone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doors shoots in looking for a takedown but Melone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Theo Doors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doors feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Melone sprawling to the canvas! Melone rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Doors finish him?!
Melone is rocked!
It looks like Jason Melone has been cut.
Doors closes the distance and pushes Melone back into the cage.
Doors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doors blocking some punches.
Doors leaning against his opponent.
Doors wants a takedown but no success here.
Melone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doors wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Doors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melone misses with a punch on the inside.
Melone misses with some punches.
Doors blocking some punches.
Melone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Doors's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melone misses with a punch on the inside.
Doors blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melone.
A short right from Melone.
Doors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melone lands with a short shot to the head.
Doors has Melone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Melone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Melone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Melone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melone working aggressively here.
Doors is trying to push Melone away but Melone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doors goes for a takedown attempt but Melone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doors clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melone throws a punch but it's blocked by Doors.
Doors tries to score a body lock takedown but Melone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doors tries to pull guard but Melone won't allow it.
Melone has a couple of punches blocked by Doors.
Doors drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melone pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doors is defended easily by Melone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melone pushes Doors up against the cage in a clinch.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doors is trying to drag Melone to the mat but Melone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doors wants to break free but Melone has control.
Melone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doors tries to break the clinch but Melone is controlling the position.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doors just leaning against Melone, taking a breather.
Melone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doors blocks an uppercut.
Doors wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doors is trying to break the clinch but Melone is controlling him.
Melone working aggressively here.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doors missing with knees to the body.
Doors is trying to force a seperation but Melone has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doors manages to break the clinch.
Doors connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Melone momentarily.
Doors tries to keep at a distance but Melone has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doors trying to stall but Melone improves his position.
Doors tries to break the clinch but Melone is controlling the position.
Doors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melone working aggressively here.
Melone looks winded!
Melone working aggressively here.
Doors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melone misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doors is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melone misses with the head strike.
Doors pulls guard effortlessly.
Doors manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Doors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Melone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doors has Melone up against the cage in a clinch.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
Doors blocks an uppercut.
Doors has had enough of the clinch but Melone keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doors tries to land knees in the clinch but Melone avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melone.
Doors tries for a takedown but Melone manages to get underhooks.
Melone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doors.
Melone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doors misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melone throws a punch but it's blocked by Doors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
Doors tries to break the clinch but Melone is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Doors to work.
Doors blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melone.
Melone misses with the head strike.
Melone misses with a punch on the inside.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
Melone misses with some punches.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
Doors tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Melone just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Doors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doors is trying to pull guard but Melone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Melone misses with some punches.
Doors blocks an uppercut.
Melone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doors wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melone prevents the takedown attempt.
Melone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melone is breathing heavily.
Melone throws a head punch that misses.
Melone swings wildly with an uppercut but Doors uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Melone.
Doors trying to control the position but instead, Melone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doors into the cage.
Doors looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doors wants to break free but Melone has control.
Melone working aggressively here.
Melone throws a punch but it's blocked by Doors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doors displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melone up against the cage.
Doors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doors doesn't manage to clinch there - Melone circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Doors. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doors.
Doors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doors tries to clinch up but Melone circles away and keeps his distance.
Doors tries to clinch up.
Doors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doors swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Melone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melone keeps the fight on the outside.
Melone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melone is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Doors doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Melone crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Melone's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theo Doors!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Shteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanz Shteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Shteel does it's job there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to clinch but Shteel is having none of it.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Shteel.
Shteel swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Shteel shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shteel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shteel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanz Shteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shteel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shteel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanz Shteel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Shteel.
Shteel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Shteel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shteel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Shteel any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shteel is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva controls Shteel momentarily but Shteel frees himself.
Shteel wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva controls Shteel momentarily but Shteel frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shteel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Shteel misses with the combination.
Shteel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shteel misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Shteel misses with a head kick.
Shteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shteel fails with a takedown attempt.
Shteel is breathing heavily.
Shteel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shteel at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Shteel is having none of it.
A combination from Shteel does no damage.
Silva has Shteel up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shteel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shteel tries to get out of the position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shteel defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shteel's head.
Shteel is trying to stand.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shteel as he avoids it easily.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shteel on his heels. He'll look to pass Shteel's guard now, I'm sure.
Shteel wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Shteel.
Shteel blocking some punches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Shteel is working from the bottom.
Shteel is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Shteel is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shteel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva wants to control the pace but Shteel is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shteel is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Silva has taken his back!
Chris Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shteel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shteel staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Silva is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Shteel has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Silva has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Shteel taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Silva doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PD Venom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Po (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, PD Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Po!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po closes this distance looking for a takedown but Venom circles away.
Po ducks right into an uppercut from Venom.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Po is defended easily by Venom.
Po tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Venom defends well and Po ends up having to push Venom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
PD Venom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Po.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Venom.
Venom manages to break the clinch.
Po closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Venom to the mat! Venom manages to get full guard.
Po stops Venom from standing up.
Po drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Po seems to have locked his on tight now - Venom screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Po, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). King Po!
In defeat, PD Venom stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll keep training hard hope I do better next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gople Pokak (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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gople Pokak!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pokak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dye gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pokak working hard to break the clinch.
Dye is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pokak taking a breather.
Pokak is pressed up against the cage. Dye has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pokak down to the mat. Pokak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dye shoots in and drives through. Pokak sprawls well.
Pokak misses with a body kick.
Dye shoots in looking for a takedown but Pokak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dye's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Dye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Dye or perhaps it was just good defense by Pokak which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dye is defended easily by Pokak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye moves out of range of the leg kick from Pokak.
Dye looks for a takedown but Pokak sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Dye.
Pokak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pokak throws a head kick that misses.
Pokak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pokak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pokak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pokak chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye being controlled here, momentarily.
Dye wants to stand and escape but Pokak is having none of it.
Dye is breathing heavily.
Pokak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dye is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokak wants to control from the top but Dye keeps moving.
Pokak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gople Pokak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pokak swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pokak is defended easily by Dye.
Pokak stuffs the takedown.
Dye swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokak.
Pokak moves into range and clinches up with Dye.
Dye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dye jumps guard and drags Pokak to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pokak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pokak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye keeping full guard, as Pokak tries to pass.
Dye working a defensive guard but Pokak passes into half guard.
Pokak decides to stand and escape the position.
Pokak looks to score with a jab to the body but Dye is just out of range.
Dye gets caught flat footed, as Pokak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokak stays in close to Dye's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dye working a defensive guard but Pokak manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pokak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gople Pokak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pokak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pokak tries to close the distance and clinch but Dye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dye keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pokak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pokak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dye is not content to let Pokak control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokak seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pokak passes to side control.
Pokak tries to stand but Dye is controlling his head.
Dye tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dye is trying to get back to his feet but Pokak has full control of the position and if anything, Dye has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye is trying to remain composed but Pokak is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Dye might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dye is really stuck here.
Will Pokak go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dye is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pokak is looking to control Dye but Dye is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pokak working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dye is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Pokak has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dye taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gople Pokak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Duex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duex looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Duex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cena backs up against the cage.
Duex throws a right hand that Cena ducks under and follows up with a left that Cena also avoids with ease.
Duex misses with a combination
and Cena counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cena.
Cena tries to stand but Duex is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duex is looking to stand back up but Cena counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Duex.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duex pushes Cena off looking to stand but Cena dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Cena seems content to control.
John Cena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duex looks to land a combination but Cena avoids it well.
Duex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cena throws a head kick that misses.
Cena tries to work over Duex's front leg with a kick but Duex checks it.
Duex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cena counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duex's guard now.
Cena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duex wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cena manages to pass to side control.
Duex is breathing heavily.
Cena passes to side control.
Duex wants to get back to his feet but Cena drags him back down.
Cena decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duex to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cena is looking to clinch but Duex is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duex tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cena is in Duex's guard.
Cena controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duex wants to get back to his feet but Cena passes into half guard.
Cena has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Duex is trying to stand up.
Cena punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cena lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cena content just to control the position here.
Duex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cena on the ground.
Cena landing punches.
Cena drops a big elbow. That's hurt Duex! More shots from Cena and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cena!
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