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QFC Tournament 509 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Leanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feta Kuli (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 super 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, Brock Leanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Feta Kuli!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leanar connects with the punch.
It looks like Feta Kuli has been cut.
Leanar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leanar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leanar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuli.
Kuli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leanar.
Leanar shoots in and drives through. Kuli sprawls well.
Leanar defending well as Kuli loads up on a big left hand.
Kuli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kuli wants to free his trapped foot but Leanar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuli thows a huge punch but Leanar dodges it nicely.
Leanar wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuli works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leanar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kuli working for a submission but Leanar is keeping him at bay.
Leanar tries to hold on but Kuli postures up.
Leanar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leanar tries to get out of the position.
Leanar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuli takes Leanar's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Leanar is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuli is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kuli gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kuli gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kuli apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Leanar stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuli. Kuli gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Leanar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuli throws a poor cross that misses
and Leanar counters with a three punch combo that has Kuli backing up. Kuli nods at Leanar to acknowledge the strikes.
Leanar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leanar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuli thinking.
Leanar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuli avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Leanar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leanar or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuli, which made it look bad.
Leanar fails with the takedown.
Kuli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leanar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kuli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuli advances to half guard.
Kuli is trying to control the action in half guard but Leanar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuli wants to pass the guard but Leanar is defending well.
Kuli is looking for a kimura but Leanar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuli to get the leverage.
Leanar wants to improve his position but Kuli is controlling well.
Leanar wants to sweep but Kuli has passed to side control!
Kuli working the ground and pound but Leanar is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuli throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feta Kuli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feta Kuli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuli. Leanar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leanar throwing a counter right hand but Kuli manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuli.
Kuli wants to clinch up but Leanar keeps it at a distance.
Leanar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leanar is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leanar prevents Kuli from improving his position.
Leanar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuli on the ground.
Leanar controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leanar is thwarting Kuli's attempts to control the position.
Leanar is keen to just control but Kuli is a slippery customer.
Leanar is pressing down on Kuli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuli is holding on for now.
Kuli tries to get to full guard but Leanar has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Leanar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leanar or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuli, which made it look bad.
Kuli drives through with a takedown into Leanar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leanar wants to stand but Kuli is controlling the position.
Kuli wants to pass the guard but Leanar is keeping the position.
Kuli stands and throws Leanar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kuli trying to control the action but Leanar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leanar is looking for a sweep.
Leanar bucks up and tries to throw Kuli off but instead Kuli has got his back!
Kuli is looking for the choke from the back position but Leanar is controlling his hands well.
Kuli looking for the choke from the back.
Leanar showing good submission defense here.
Leanar just trying to survive but Kuli is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuli throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Leanar tries to escape but Kuli has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Leanar is trying to stand back up.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuli looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feta Kuli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feta Kuli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Leanar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuli looks for a takedown but Leanar sprawls well.
Kuli misses with a looping left.
Kuli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leanar shoots in but Kuli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leanar darts in looking for a takedown but Kuli gets double underhooks and turns Leanar into the cage.
Leanar fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leanar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leanar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuli avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Leanar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuli stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Kuli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leanar tries to sprawl but Kuli drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leanar trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuli tries to take Leanar's back but instead Leanar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuli stalling away here and it's allowed Leanar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuli advances to half guard.
Feta Kuli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuli wants to control but Leanar is keeping him busy.
Kuli wants to pass the guard but Leanar is defending well.
Leanar pushes Kuli off looking to stand but Kuli dives back in and keeps control.
Kuli stalling away here and it's allowed Leanar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leanar is pulling down on Kuli's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leanar wants to get back to his feet but Kuli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leanar managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leanar keeping moving, preventing Kuli from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leanar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuli.
Leanar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leanar slaps away a takedown attempt from Kuli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leanar goes for a double leg but Kuli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuli continues to drive forward.
Kuli throws a right hand that Leanar ducks under and follows up with a left that Leanar also avoids with ease.
Kuli misses with a shot to the body
and Leanar counters with a one-two to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuli.
Kuli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leanar is pushing Kuli's head away, looking to escape. Kuli manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feta Kuli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kuli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Feta Kuli!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Feta Kuli!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Feta Kuli!
Feta Kuli wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Smash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob LeMoche (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 wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Mongo Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob LeMoche!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash gets caught napping as LeMoche dives in and scores a takedown. Smash manages to retain guard.
Smash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smash tries to get out of the position.
LeMoche trying to control but Smash is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smash is looking to cinch up a triangle. LeMoche throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smash's body to avoid the submission. Smash has instead reached around LeMoche's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smash arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mongo Smash!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanka Ivanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Jarles (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 Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Vanka Ivanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kit Jarles!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jarles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanow.
Ivanow throws a hook to the side of Jarles's head but Jarles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarles throws a counter combo.
Ivanow fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Vanka Ivanow has been cut.
Ivanow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivanow lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivanow is stalling in the full guard.
Ivanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanow 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. Ivanow seems to have locked his on tight now - Jarles screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ivanow, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vanka Ivanow!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Rex (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 super 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, Tom Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dr Rex!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pappas but Pappas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pappas feinted with a counter takedown.
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Pappas moves out of range easily.
Pappas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Rex instigates a clinch.
Pappas is looking for a takedown.
Rex has Pappas pressed against the cage.
Pappas looking to stall.
Rex has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex successfully pulls guard.
Rex keeping full guard, as Pappas tries to pass.
Pappas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Pappas from controlling successfully.
Pappas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rex is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pappas trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Pappas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pappas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rex trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rex ducks under a wild hook from Pappas.
Pappas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
Rex wants to clinch.
Pappas takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Rex checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rex avoids the body shot from Pappas.
Rex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pappas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rex sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex darts in and clinches Pappas up against the cage.
Rex ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rex no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pappas passes Rex's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rex is trying to stand.
Pappas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pappas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pappas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pappas is trying to control the action in half guard but Rex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pappas prevents Rex from getting the reversal.
Pappas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rex is looking to escape.
Pappas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rex can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rex wants to control but Pappas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Pappas dominated that round.
That's time! Pappas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pappas misses with a body shot.
Pappas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tom Pappas has been cut.
Rex is looking to clinch but Pappas is avoiding it.
Dr Rex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pappas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pappas trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Pappas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rex is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pappas, into his guard.
Pappas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappas wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rex has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pappas looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rex tries to stand but Pappas is controlling from the bottom.
Pappas wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pappas wants to improve his position but instead Rex has moved into half guard.
Rex uses his free foot to push down on Pappas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pappas.
Rex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pappas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pappas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rex lands a couple of good shots and Pappas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pappas wants to escape the position.
Pappas is working hard here to advance position.
Rex working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Pappas do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rex not allowing Pappas to control his hands.
Rex connects with a big shot to the side of Pappas's head.
Rex controlling from the back.
Rex has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pappas.
Pappas turns into Rex and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex wants to stand and escape but Pappas is having none of it.
Pappas with a nice head shot there.
Pappas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rex can't keep his opponent in guard - Pappas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rex is trying to control but can't.
Pappas wants to pass to mount but Rex is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rex is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Pappas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rex shoots in for a takedown but Pappas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pappas fails with a takedown attempt.
Pappas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rex misses with a kick to the body.
Pappas fails with a takedown attempt.
Rex darts in looking for a takedown but Pappas gets double underhooks and turns Rex into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappas wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Rex moves into the clinch successfully.
Rex just leaning against Pappas, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas is working for takedown but Rex is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Pappas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pappas avoids it.
Rex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rex misses with an elbow strike.
Rex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pappas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pappas is defended easily by Rex.
Pappas fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Pappas misses with a takedown
and Rex counters with a series of strikes. Pappas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tom Pappas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Pappas misses
and Rex counters with a left to the body.
Pappas gets tackled into the cage by Rex. Rex maintains the clinch.
Rex breaks from the clinch.
Rex moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pappas quickly recovers to half guard.
Rex slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas wants to control but Rex is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pappas is defending against the submission attempts here by Rex.
Rex with the ground and pound but Pappas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rex looking to sit in guard and control but Pappas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rex looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas passes Rex's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pappas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pappas is looking to advance position but Rex won't allow it.
Dr Rex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Pappas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Dr Rex!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Dr Rex!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Dr Rex!
Dr Rex wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayyan Aamir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Del Mundo (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
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Hayyan Aamir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Del Mundo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aamir misses with a low kick as Del Mundo jumps back.
Aamir throws a combination that misses
and Del Mundo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aamir won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Mundo is trying to get an arm triangle but Aamir is defending well.
Aamir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Del Mundo on the ground.
Del Mundo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Del Mundo has hold of Aamir's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Aamir tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Del Mundo cranks the arm and Aamir screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Aamir, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Salvador Del Mundo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Dex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Lex (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 super 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, Dr Dex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dr Lex!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dex darts in and clinches Lex up against the cage.
Lex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lex as he avoids it easily.
Dex fails to land the takedown.
Lex unleashes a big counter combination but Dex bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lex rushes Dex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lex tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dex smiles and moves away.
Dex shoots in and drives through. Lex sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Dex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dex circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dex counters with a one-two to the body.
Dex shoots in for a takedown but Lex shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dex scores with the left hand. Lex knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex connects with a leg kick. Dex looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lex tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dex swivels and escapes.
Lex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dex circles away.
Dex takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dex takes the fight into the clinch.
Lex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dex avoids it.
Lex breaks the clinch.
Dex lands a nice shot to the body.
Dex misses with a head kick.
Dex moves into the clinch successfully.
Lex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dex drags the fight down to the ground.
Lex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dex keeping moving, preventing Lex from controlling successfully.
Dex trying to control the position.
Dex manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lex manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dex trying to control the position from guard on top but Lex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dex accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dex postures up.
Dex passes Lex's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dex sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lex looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dex perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lex looks like he's trying to stand up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lex wants to get back to full guard but Dex has passed into side control.
Dex throws a strike aimed at the side of Lex's head but Lex avoids it well.
Dex working away.
Dex decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dex shoots for a double leg takedown but Lex sprawls well. He's pushed Dex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lex as he jumps to the side.
Lex tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Dex dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lex scores with a nice body kick.
Lex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lex wants it to stay on the feet.
Dr Lex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dex leaves Lex with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dex.
Dex shoots in but no luck this time.
Lex slaps away a takedown attempt from Dex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Dex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lex clinches up against the cage.
Lex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lex tries for a takedown but Dex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lex looks to score with a jab to the body but Dex is just out of range.
Dex gets tackled into the cage by Lex. Lex maintains the clinch.
Lex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dex fails with a takedown attempt.
Dex shoots in looking for a takedown but Lex manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dex's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dex is looking to clinch.
Dex fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lex darts in and clinches Dex up against the cage.
Lex pulls Dex into guard.
Lex is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lex working a defensive guard here.
Lex thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dex postures up.
Dex is standing up over Lex. Lex looks to escape but Dex dives into side control.
Dex working away.
Dex stands up.
Lex moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dex pulls guard successfully.
Lex trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dex's guard.
Dex is pulling down on Lex's head to control his posture.
Dex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lex is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Lex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lex throws a sloppy head kick
and Dex counters with a two punch combo.
Lex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dex. That did some damage!
Lex shoots in for a double leg but Dex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lex tries to clinch but Dex is having none of it.
Lex shoots for a takedown but Dex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lex is looking to clinch.
Dex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lex as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dex or perhaps it was just good defense by Lex, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Dex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dex is defended easily by Lex.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dex goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dex tries to clinch up but Lex circles away and keeps his distance.
Dex shoots and misses
and Lex counters with a two punch combo.
Lex shoots in for a takedown but Dex shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dex tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lex manages to circle out of the way.
Lex misses with a wild combination.
Lex fails with the takedown
and Dex counters by clinching up.
Dex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lex up against the cage.
Lex stops a takedown attempt from Dex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dex drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dex is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lex is defending well.
Lex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dex shoots in but Lex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lex instigates a clinch.
Dr Lex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dex stuffs the takedown attempt from Lex. Lex gets slowly back to his feet.
Dex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lex.
Dex has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lex is looking to clinch.
Dex fails with a takedown attempt.
Lex clinches up against the cage.
Lex has a couple of punches blocked by Dex.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dex tries to land knees in the clinch but Lex avoids the damage to the body.
Dex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lex slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Lex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Dr Lex!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Dr Lex!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Dr Lex!
Dr Lex wins by unanimous decision!
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