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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Morex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Tangis (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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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Pete Morex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morex tries for a takedown but Tangis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morex drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tangis 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.
Tangis wants to stand up but Morex is controlling him.
Morex is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tangis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tangis is looking to stand up but Morex isn't so interested in that idea.
Morex is in close to Tangis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morex lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morex throwing strikes from guard but Tangis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morex throwing strikes from guard but Tangis blocks nicely.
Tangis has momentary wrist control but Morex slips an elbow through the middle.
Morex slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morex lands a couple of elbows.
Morex scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morex prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Morex wants to control from the top but Tangis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morex missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morex landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morex content to stall in guard here.
Morex landing some decent shots from guard.
Morex throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morex slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morex trying to control the position but Tangis is working away.
Morex is staying tight to Tangis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morex scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Morex stalls from top position.
Tangis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morex is controlling him well.
Tangis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tangis covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Morex is landing with strikes from the back.
Morex cracks Tangis with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tangis from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tangis trying to get back to his feet but Morex is in full control for now.
Tangis looks gassed!
Tangis showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Morex landing with strikes.
Morex punishes Tangis with strikes from the back mount.
Tangis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morex is landing with strikes from the back.
Tangis is trying to stand back up.
Morex scores with punches to the body.
Morex is working the ground and pound. Can Tangis escape?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morex has Tangis flattened out and is raining down punches.
Morex has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tangis is taking damage to the body and head.
Morex is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tangis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morex has Tangis flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Morex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morex connects with the punch.
Tangis throws a head kick that misses.
Tangis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch but Morex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kova Tangis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tangis is looking to clinch but Morex is avoiding it.
Morex shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morex scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morex works his way into side control.
Morex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tangis can do to turn this around?
Tangis throws Morex to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis moves to clinch but Morex breaks away
so Morex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tangis wants to stand but Morex is controlling the position.
Morex wants to pass the guard but Tangis is keeping the position.
Pete Morex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morex loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morex is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morex trying to control the position from guard on top but Tangis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morex prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Morex seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Pete Morex wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tangis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tangis's efforts to push away.
Tangis struggles to land a body shot inside as Morex controls his hands.
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!
Morex is looking for a takedown.
Come on Tangis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tangis is working for takedown but Morex is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tangis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morex is keeping busy.
Tangis misses with a body punch.
Tangis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangis gets caught napping as Morex dives in and scores a takedown. Tangis manages to retain guard.
Morex wants to control from the top but Tangis keeps moving.
Morex passes Tangis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis taking some punishment here, with Morex in his half guard.
Well, if Morex 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.
Morex is trying to control. Tangis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morex working over Tangis with some ground and pound. Tangis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Morex.
Still in half guard, Morex seems content to control.
Tangis wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Morex dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tangis fails to land with a series of punches.
Tangis tries to clinch up
and Morex counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morex.
Tangis wants to stand but Morex is controlling the position.
Morex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tangis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morex.
Morex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morex stops Tangis from standing up.
Morex controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morex throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morex passes Tangis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tangis is not content to let Morex control the position.
Morex looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morex works his way into full mount!
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tangis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morex connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morex working Tangis over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tangis hang on?
Tangis is bucking up trying to escape but Morex cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morex looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morex scoring with strikes but Tangis is staying in there.
Morex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tangis hang on?
Morex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tangis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morex controlling from the full mount.
Morex lands a heavy elbow.
Morex with a couple of short strikes.
Morex with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morex scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tangis?
Morex scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tangis?
Morex working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tangis is rocked!
Morex working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tangis is still in real trouble! Can Morex finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morex lands a big elbow - Tangis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tangis is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pete Morex!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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