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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Menzies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menzies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Redfield tries to clinch but Menzies moves out of range.
Redfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Menzies circles away.
Redfield moves into range and clinches up with Menzies.
Menzies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menzies looks to land a right hand but Redfield moved out of range.
Redfield closes the distance and clinches.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Menzies.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
Redfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menziess head.
Redfield lands with a left to the head.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menzies wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
Still in the clinch, Redfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Menzies blocks an uppercut.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Redfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Menzies blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Redfield lands a nice uppercut.
Redfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menzies leaning his opponent against the cage.
Menzies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Redfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menzies.
Menzies is trying to maintain a safe position but Redfield gets an underhook and turns Menzies into the cage.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Menzies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menzies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menzies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Menzies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menzies.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
Menzies blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Redfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield lands a nice uppercut.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Redfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Menzies uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Menzies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redfield is keeping busy.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
Menzies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies trying to land knees to the body.
Redfield misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Menzies is working Redfield over against the cage.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.
Menzies goes for a takedown in the clinch but Redfield prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Redfield avoiding damage as Menzies throws knees to the body.
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!
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Menzies looking to slow down the pace here.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Redfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menzies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menzies jabs at Redfield's body.
Redfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menzies.
Redfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menzies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menzies closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Redfield did well to prevent Menzies getting side control.
Menzies prevents Redfield from improving his position.
Menzies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Menzies connects with a nice short shot to Redfield's temple.
Menzies throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Menzies controlling the action here.
Redfield keeping control of the position.
Redfield wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies is pressing down on Redfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Redfield is holding on for now.
Menzies perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Menzies prevents Redfield from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redfield tries to clinch but Menzies is having none of it.
Redfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Menzies counter with a right hand.
Menzies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Menzies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Redfield clinches.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfield misses with some punches.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Menzies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Redfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menzies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Redfield working aggressively here.
Chris Redfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menzies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Menzies backwards.
Menzies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menzies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Menzies.
Menzies tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfield avoids the damage to the body.
Menzies tries to work over Redfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Menzies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Menzies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Redfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menzies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menzies is trying to break free.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Redfield prevents a body shot from Menzies.
Menzies pushes Redfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menzies has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Redfield after a bit of a struggle.
Redfield prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies looking to slow down the pace here.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Menzies blocks an uppercut.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Menzies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Menzies is trying to stall.
Redfield working aggressively here.
Redfield working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menzies blocks an uppercut.
Menzies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menzies tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Menzies misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Redfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Redfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Menzies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Menzies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redfield tries to clinch but Menzies moves out of range.
Menzies throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Redfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Menzies finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menzies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Menzies is working Redfield over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Menzies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menzies is controlling him.
Redfield keeping moving, preventing Menzies from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menzies looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Menzies sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Menzies.
Redfield is looking to clinch but Menzies is avoiding it.
Redfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menzies manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Redfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Redfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Menzies 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.
Redfield trying to control the position here.
Redfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield wants to control the position but Menzies says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Menzies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redfield keeps working.
Redfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menzies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redfield wants to get back to full guard but Menzies has mounted him!
Menzies punching from mount but Redfield doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Redfield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Menzies.
Menzies breaks from Redfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menzies is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Redfield is trying to stand.
Menzies throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Menzies landing shots from mount.
Redfield is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies scoring with strikes but Redfield is staying in there.
Redfield is still in real trouble! Can Menzies finish him?
Steve Menzies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menzies raining down hammerfists from mount.
Menzies postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Redfield looks a forlorn figure.
Menzies loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Redfield scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Menzies land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Menzies stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Menzies!
A very excited looking Steve Menzies made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malikai comes to the cage accompanied by Big in Japan - Guano Apes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
185 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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29
200 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara moves out of range of the body kick.
Malikai tries to move into range but McNamara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McNamara avoids the head kick by Malikai.
Malikai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McNamara, pushing him back against the cage.
Malikai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNamara avoids it.
McNamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malikai has him pressed against the cage.
McNamara tries a body shot but Malikai blocks it.
Still in the clinch, McNamara scores with a nice short uppercut.
McNamara is trying to push Malikai away but Malikai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McNamara tries to break free but Malikai pushes him back against the cage.
Malikai pulls guard successfully.
McNamara is pushing down on Malikai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malikai is fighting to maintain full guard but McNamara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Malikai trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malikai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai looking to hit a scissor sweep but McNamara is one step ahead there.
McNamara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malikai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McNamara's guard.
McNamara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malikai tries to free his leg and advance position but McNamara is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malikai is working hard here to advance position.
Malikai pushing down on McNamara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malikai seems to be working for a kimura but McNamara defends the submission attempt.
Malikai wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNamara keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai is looking to advance position but McNamara won't allow it.
Malikai wants to control but McNamara is keeping him busy.
Malikai is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McNamara reverses the position - he's now on top in Malikai's guard.
Malikai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jade Malikai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McNamara lands a jab to the nose.
McNamara looks to throw the jab but Malikai is out of range.
Malikai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malikai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNamara swings widly with a right hand
and Malikai counters with a big head kick but McNamara shrugs it off.
McNamara cracks Malikai with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McNamara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Malikai to stand back up!
Malikai is rocked!
McNamara knocks out Malikai with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McNamara before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McNamara picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John McNamara!
John McNamara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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132 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuy throws a head kick that misses.
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Heero Yuy has been cut.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yuy looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yuy letting Davis take a breather here.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Knees to the body from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis stalling.
Yuy has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Yuy's ribcage.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuy won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis working Yuy over with knees to the body.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yuy's face.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Yuy tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yuy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuy won't want to take too many of those.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Yuy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Yuy's ribcage.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yuy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a body shot from Yuy.
Yuy wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis is pushing Yuy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yuy can't break the clinch.
Yuy is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Yuy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis just leaning against Yuy, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Yuy working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heero Yuy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis wants to clinch up but Yuy keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuy closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Yuy pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch there but Yuy circles away.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuy can do to turn this around?
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuy, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis working Yuy over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Yuy is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yuy's face.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Yuy's ribcage.
Yuy misses with a body punch.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yuy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuy won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yuy misses with some punches.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis working Yuy over with knees to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Yuy's ribcage.
Davis working Yuy over with knees to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Yuy being controlled against the cage.
Yuy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis working Yuy over with knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blair Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuy is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Yuy wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heero Yuy's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Yuy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Yuy in a clinch.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Yuy is rocked!
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yuy is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis working the clinch nicely. Yuy is working for position but Davis cracks him with a big knee to the head! Yuy crumples up against the cage and Davis lands two more shots before the ref can save Yuy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Blair Davis!
A very excited looking Blair Davis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stemm - Face the pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
197 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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31
201 lbs
23 - 15 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Deep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljko throws the left hand but Deep avoids the punch easily.
Veljko forces Deep back against the cage and clinches.
Deep tries to break the clinch but Veljko is controlling the position.
Deep fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Veljko is trying to trip Deep. He has hold of a leg but Deep is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Veljko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Veljko advances to half guard.
Veljko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veljko with the ground and pound but Deep uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Veljko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deep. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veljko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Veljko 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.
Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veljko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veljko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Veljko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisa Veljko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Veljko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deep's guard.
Deep keeping moving, preventing Veljko from controlling successfully.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veljko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Veljko throws an elbow that misses. Deep uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Veljko's guard. Nice move by Deep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deep is working for a submission of some sort.
Veljko wants to get back to his feet.
Veljko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Deep is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Deep is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Veljko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Veljko is not content to let Deep control the position.
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.
Deep is trying to work for a kimura but Veljko is defending well.
Deep is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko dominated that 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.
Veljko lands with a right hand.
Veljko throws a head kick that Deep semi-blocks.
Veljko gets a double leg takedown into Deep's guard.
Veljko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deep works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veljko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veljko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deep is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Veljko trying to control but Deep is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sinisa Veljko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Veljko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Deep wants to sweep here but Veljko controlling him for the moment.
Veljko throws an elbow that misses. Deep uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Veljko's guard. Nice move by Deep!
Deep tries to free his leg and advance position but Veljko is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deep is controlling him.
Deep trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deep forces his way into half guard.
Deep is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deep wants to control but Veljko is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep tries to pass the half guard into mount. Veljko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deep is looking for a kimura but Veljko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Deep to get the leverage.
Veljko won't allow Deep to pass to mount.
Deep is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veljko sees it coming and defends easily.
Deep is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko pushes Deep off and gets back to his feet.
Jab by Deep.
Sinisa Veljko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Veljko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veljko looking to score a takedown here. Deep is defending well but Veljko drives through and ends up in Deep's guard.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veljko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljko lands a couple of digs.
Veljko throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deep keeping full guard, as Veljko tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Deep's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Veljko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Veljko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Veljko thows a huge punch but Deep dodges it nicely.
Veljko throws a strike but Deep avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Veljko stands up over Deep, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deep keeping moving, preventing Veljko from controlling successfully.
Veljko landing some decent shots from guard.
Deep can't keep his opponent in guard - Veljko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Veljko throwing shots but Deep is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Veljko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Veljko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Veljko lands with a punch from half guard.
Veljko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veljko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Veljko there.
Deep on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Veljko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko working over Deep with some ground and pound. Deep looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deep is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Veljko.
Veljko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Veljko drops an elbow to the side of Deep's head.
Veljko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Veljko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Veljko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deep defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Veljko.
Veljko trying to control from Deep's half guard. Deep has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Veljko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deep can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Veljko controls the pace.
Veljko advances to half guard.
Veljko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Deep is refusing to be controlled, as Veljko sits in half guard.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sinisa Veljko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko trying to control from half guard but Deep is working away.
Deep is trying to maintain the position but Veljko is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veljko lands a nice short elbow.
Johnny Deep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veljko working Deep over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Veljko in particular looking to stall.
Veljko works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinisa Veljko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veljko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinisa Veljko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov has chosen Red october as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vadim Leonov enters the cage!
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21
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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38
248 lbs
29 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Leonov counters by moving into the clinch.
Leonov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
It looks like Vadim Leonov has been cut.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Leonov's takedown attempt.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Leonov can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Leonov takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emelianenko throws an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov looking for a takedown.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Emelianenko effectively controlling the action here.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Leonov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Leonov looks winded!
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Leonov in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Leonov in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Leonov 's eye.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Leonov shrugs off.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Leonov 's eye.
Leonov is rocked!
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Leonov shrugs off.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Emelianenko lands a big elbow that drops Leonov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Leonov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo comes to the cage accompanied by Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. The crowd seem to be enjoying Piltz's choice of entrance music: Don't Stop Me Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
194 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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26
192 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kimmo tries to avoid it but Piltz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kimmo to the ground. Kimmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kimmo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kimmo.
Kimmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piltz.
Piltz avoids the head kick by Kimmo.
Piltz tried to score with a low kick but Kimmo checks it.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Kimmo moves out of range.
Piltz misses with a double jab
enabling Kimmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Kimmo does no damage.
Kimmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz looks to land a body kick but Kimmo moved away.
Piltz takes the fight into the clinch.
Kimmo prevents a body shot from Piltz.
Kimmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kimmo misses with the combination.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
Mark Piltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimmo loads up on a big right hand but Piltz slips the punch.
Piltz misses with a wild body shot.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michael Kimmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piltz lands a jab-cross combination.
Kimmo misses with a body kick.
Piltz blocks the body kick.
Kimmo tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kimmo scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piltz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimmo moves away.
Kimmo gets caught flat footed, as Piltz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Piltz throwing strikes from guard but Kimmo blocks nicely.
Piltz advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimmo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Piltz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kimmo is looking to reverse the position.
Kimmo is working hard here to advance position.
Kimmo sneaks back into half guard.
Kimmo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Piltz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Piltz's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is in bad spot here.
Piltz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Piltz wants to improve his position but Kimmo is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimmo wants to work for an arm triangle but Piltz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kimmo winds up and cracks Piltz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kimmo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kimmo trying to control but Piltz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo avoids the attempt from Piltz to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Piltz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kimmo throws a combination. Piltz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Piltz stuns Kimmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Piltz blocks the low kick.
Piltz looks to land a left hand but Kimmo moved out of range nicely.
Kimmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kimmo defending well as Piltz loads up on a big left hand.
Kimmo throws a lazy right hand but Piltz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piltz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo thows a body shot but no joy.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piltz dives in and scores a takedown into Kimmo's guard.
Piltz lands a couple of elbows.
Piltz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piltz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kimmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Piltz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Piltz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kimmo dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kimmo defends it easily.
Piltz is looking for a triangle but Kimmo pushes his legs off easily.
Piltz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piltz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kimmo defends it easily.
Kimmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kimmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Piltz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimmo has managed to get both his arms back between Piltz's legs - danger averted.
Kimmo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Piltz's head.
Kimmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piltz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kimmo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Piltz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kimmo's guard.
Kimmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piltz has gone for a leg lock! Kimmo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piltz's guard.
Kimmo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kimmo passes Piltz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Piltz with the active half guard here but Kimmo passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kimmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Piltz tries to bench press Kimmo off him but Kimmo keeps the position.
Kimmo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Piltz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kimmo 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.
Kimmo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Piltz is trying to get back to half guard.
Piltz is trying to control Kimmo's posture but Kimmo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz is looking for a sweep.
Kimmo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Piltz tries to buck Kimmo off but Kimmo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Kimmo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Piltz misses with a combination
and Kimmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimmo throws a right and a left that Piltz avoids nicely.
Kimmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz throws a right hand that Kimmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimmo also avoids with ease.
Piltz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimmo as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kimmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz wants to clinch.
Piltz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kimmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piltz.
Piltz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Kimmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Piltz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo checks a leg kick.
Piltz lands a head kick!
Kimmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kimmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimmo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimmo as he jumps to the side.
Piltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimmo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piltz's head.
Piltz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kimmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimmo blocks a head kick by Piltz.
Piltz misses with the body kick
and Kimmo counters with a nice leg kick.
Piltz throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michael Kimmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimmo misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piltz on the side of the head.
Piltz throws a head kick but Kimmo moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimmo.
Kimmo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piltz lands a jab to the head.
Kimmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piltz throws out a leg kick but Kimmo moves out of range and Piltz only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piltz moves into the clinch.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piltz avoids it.
Piltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kimmo lands an elbow just above Piltz 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Piltz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piltz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
Mark Piltz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Michael Kimmo was interviewed post fight and said 'It's a hard lot of fighters out here in Steel Penn. I'll be back in a ring soon enough.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Hitchenfrog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Kilat's chin.
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30
169 lbs
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28
180 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchenfrog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitchenfrog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Kilat keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilat keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilat lands with a nice body punch.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Kilat moves out of range.
Kilat misses with a hook. Hitchenfrog ducked under it nicely.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog slips a jab from Kilat.
Kilat keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Kilat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitchenfrog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilat misses with an uppercut.
Kilat rushes Hitchenfrog and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hitchenfrog.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but Kilat blocks with his arms.
Kilat lands a damaging elbow.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kilat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitchenfrog's brow.
Kilat lands an elbow just above Hitchenfrog 's eye.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Kilat blocks it.
Kilat looking to stall.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hitchenfrog.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilat is defending well for now.
Hitchenfrog dodges an elbow strike from Kilat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kilat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitchenfrog dodges an elbow strike from Kilat.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitchenfrog avoids it.
Kilat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitchenfrog's defenses.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kilat blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitchenfrog dodges an elbow strike from Kilat.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kilat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilat lands an elbow that stopped Hitchenfrog in his tracks for a moment.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kilat stalling in the clinch but Hitchenfrog improves position.
Kilat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the head but Hitchenfrog blocks with his arms.
Hitchenfrog connects with a knee to the head.
Kilat managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilat throws an elbow but misses.
Kilat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
Kilat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kilat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Kilat blocks it.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
Kilat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hitchenfrog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hitchenfrog.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kilat managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Kilat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitchenfrog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog is breathing heavily.
Kilat landing knees to the head.
Albert Hitchenfrog's cut is getting worse.
Kilat lands an elbow just above Hitchenfrog 's eye.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitchenfrog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog blocks the elbow strike.
Hitchenfrog looking to throw knees to the head but Kilat is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilat working Hitchenfrog over with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog blocks an elbow strike from Kilat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilat obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilat throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog avoids a wild elbow strike from Kilat.
Kilat lands a right hand.
Kilat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kilat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
Kilat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog blocks an elbow strike from Kilat.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilat avoids the damage to the body.
Kilat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kilat lands an elbow inside.
Albert Hitchenfrog's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilat tries a knee to the head but Hitchenfrog blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kilat.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kilat tries a knee to the head but Hitchenfrog blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Kilat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
Hitchenfrog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kilat lands with a nice body punch.
Kilat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Kilat keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Albert Hitchenfrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Kilat keeps it at a distance.
Kilat gets tackled into the cage by Hitchenfrog. Hitchenfrog maintains the clinch.
Hitchenfrog looking to throw knees to the head but Kilat is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitchenfrog avoids the elbow strike from Kilat, against the cage.
Kilat missing with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kilat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Kilat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kilat avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Kilat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitchenfrog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Kilat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitchenfrog has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kilat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitchenfrog's defenses.
Jeez, Albert Hitchenfrog's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kilat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilat.
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitchenfrog avoids it.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
Hitchenfrog crunches a lovely knee into Kilat's ribcage.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat misses with an elbow strike.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kilat blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitchenfrog managing to block the knees to the body from Kilat.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
Kilat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Hitchenfrog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Kilat!
Junior Kilat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog lands with an overhand left.
Dog throws a shot from downtown. Marx moves away and avoids it.
Dog scores with a three punch combo!
Marx tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marx throws out the jab.
Dog needs to keep his hands up - Marx had a free shot at his head there.
Marx lands a really nice looking cross but Dog seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marx throws a big shot that misses.
Marx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Marx shoots for a takedown but Dog saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
A jab from Dog misses.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx scores with the left hand. Dog knows he should have avoided that one.
Dog clobbers Marx with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Marx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog throws a looping overhand right but Marx ducks down to avoid it.
Marx throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marx throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog throws the left hand but Marx avoids the punch easily.
Marx throws an off balance right hand
and Marx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dog sprawls well. Dog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marx gets slowly back to his feet.
Marx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog scores with a shot to the body.
Dog connects with a jab.
Marx changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dog looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dog, who protects the arm well.
Marx lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Marx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marx throws a strike aimed at the side of Dog's head but Dog avoids it well.
Marx working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dog prevents Marx from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Marx thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marx misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Marx stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx works to advance to full mount. Dog defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Marx throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marx punching from mount but Dog doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marx looking to secure an arm triangle but Dog defends it well.
Marx looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordechai Marx dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marx scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dog doesn't seem bothered though.
Marx looks for the body kick but Dog saw that one coming.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Marx slips the punch.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Dog throws a series of punches but Marx avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Marx - just one landing.
Marx scores with a shot to the body.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Marx throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marx looks for a takedown but Dog sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Marx misses the target.
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marx connects with a looping right hand.
Marx moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Dog connects with a right hand. Marx shakes it off.
Marx takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Marx's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marx duly obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Marx closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes Dog against the cage but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dog's corner calls for a 1-2. Dog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marx tries for a takedown but Dog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bull Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordechai Marx.
Marx throws a big shot that misses.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Marx lands a glancing blow to the side of Dog's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
A jab from Dog misses.
Bull Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marx lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Mordechai Marx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx lands a jab.
Dog stuns Marx with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marx lands a nice looking body shot.
Marx misses with a straight right.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dog.
Nice body punch from Marx.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marx.
Marx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marx moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marx throws a big shot that misses.
Marx thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Marx lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marx throws out the jab.
Marx swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Marx throws a big shot that misses.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Marx fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dog checks it well.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Dog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marx.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog scores with a decent looking hook.
Marx lands with an overhand left.
Dog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Marx doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marx throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Marx working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dog dodges the ground and pound from Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordechai Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marx fails with the takedown.
Dog scores with a jab to the head.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Dog misses the jab.
Dog scores with a one two! Marx had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Marx - just one landing.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Marx scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx looks to throw the jab but Dog is out of range.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marx scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dog in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx misses with a looping left.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Marx misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Marx misses.
Marx lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dog lands a jab to Marx's midsection.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marx.
Marx thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marx.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx motions for Dog to come forward. Marx throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog blocks a head kick by Marx.
Dog stalks Marx and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marx's face. Marx staggers backwards, shaken.
Marx looks to throw the jab but Dog is out of range.
Dog cracks Marx with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx shoots in but Dog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marx pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marx tried to score with a low kick but Dog checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog slips a jab from Marx.
A slow jab from Marx misses its intended target.
Marx shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dog but Dog pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bull Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordechai Marx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marx lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marx misses the jab.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog throws out a powerful jab.
Marx smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marx blocks a jab.
Marx fails to land with a series of punches.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx misses the jab.
Marx changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marx scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog ducks right into an uppercut from Marx.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marx staying out of range there.
Marx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marx throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Dog moves away from the strike by Marx.
Marx uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marx throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Dog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
Bull Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx wants to land a leg kick but Dog is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordechai Marx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marx has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordechai Marx!
A very excited looking Mordechai Marx made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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