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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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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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FIGHT
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