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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turkish Belden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Push it to the Limit. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turkish Belden!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Mammoth.
Belden scores with a jab. Mammoth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mammoth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belden.
Belden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mammoth was well out of range. Poor timing from Belden.
Mammoth moves out of range as Belden strikes.
Mammoth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Belden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belden is looking to control Mammoth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belden avoid being mounted?
Mammoth decides to stand up.
A swing and a miss from Belden.
Belden fails to land with a series of punches.
Belden misses with a hook.
Mammoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belden's calf.
Belden throws a one two combo.
Mammoth moves in looking to clinch but Belden pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mammoth throws a head kick but Belden moves out of range.
Belden punishes Mammoth's body with a nice straight punch.
Belden throws a looping overhand right but Mammoth ducks down to avoid it.
Mammoth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mammoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
Mammoth misses with a shot to the body
and Belden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mammoth defending well as Belden loads up on a big left hand.
Belden throws a right hand that Mammoth ducks under and follows up with a left that Mammoth also avoids with ease.
Mammoth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth dodges the punch combination from Belden.
Mammoth delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mammoth!
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Mammoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Belden misses.
Mammoth lands with an uppercut that bounces Belden off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Belden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mammoth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belden manages to avoid it.
Mammoth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belden avoids the body shot from Mammoth.
Belden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mammoth throws out the jab.
Mammoth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mammoth throws a head kick that misses.
Mammoth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belden.
Belden connects with a single shot there.
Belden misses with a looping left.
Mammoth moves away from the strike by Belden.
Belden takes a swing at Mammoth's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mammoth tries to clinch but Belden is having none of it.
Mammoth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mammoth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mammoth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mammoth dodges the punch combination from Belden.
Mammoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mammoth lands a head kick!
Belden connects with a crisp jab.
Belden might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mammoth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belden catches Mammoth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belden throws a series of punches but Mammoth avoids them all with ease.
Mammoth wants to clinch but Belden slips to the side
and Belden counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belden's sensitive parts.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belden looks to land a combination but Mammoth avoids it well.
Belden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mammoth. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Belden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belden looks gassed!
Mammoth lands with a kick to the temple. Belden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Belden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammoth.
Belden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mammoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Belden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
Belden throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mammoth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belden loads up on a big right hand but Mammoth slips the punch.
Mammoth throws a leg kick but Belden sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mammoth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mammoth misses with a body kick.
Belden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mammoth.
Belden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belden cracks Mammoth with an open hand slap.
Mammoth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belden misses with a wild body shot.
Mammoth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mammoth lands with a hook. Belden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mammoth tries to clinch up but Belden circles away and keeps his distance.
Mammoth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belden misses with an uppercut.
Belden looks to land a right hand but Mammoth moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belden.
The Mammoth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mammoth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belden tries to avoid it but Mammoth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belden to the ground. Belden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mammoth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mammoth tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mammoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mammoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Mammoth is winning the standup battle so far.
Belden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mammoth was well out of range. Poor timing from Belden.
Belden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mammoth doesn't seem bothered though.
Mammoth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belden throws out the jab.
Mammoth dodges the punch combination from Belden.
Mammoth is looking to wear down Belden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belden misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Belden.
Belden misses with the combination.
Belden misses with a combination
and Mammoth counters with a straight right hand.
Mammoth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belden misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
Mammoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
Belden misses with a looping left.
Belden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belden throws a body punch but Mammoth moves out of range.
Belden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mammoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mammoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
Belden connects with the punch.
Mammoth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belden swings for the body but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belden just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden throws a sloppy body shot
and Mammoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Belden circles away from the clinch attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mammoth!
Mammoth moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth tried to score with a low kick but Belden checks it.
Belden throws a right and a left that Mammoth avoids nicely.
Mammoth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mammoth throws a sloppy head kick and Belden moves out of range easily.
Belden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mammoth.
Mammoth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belden.
Mammoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belden.
Belden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mammoth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Belden down.
Belden is breathing heavily.
Belden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mammoth.
An inside leg kick lands from Mammoth.
Belden gets caught flat footed, as Mammoth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mammoth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth preventing the sweep.
Mammoth stands up and waves to Belden to follow him.
Belden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belden misses with an uppercut.
Belden misses with an uppercut.
Belden throws a right and a left that Mammoth avoids nicely.
Belden misses with a straight left.
Mammoth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belden avoids the head kick by Mammoth.
Belden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mammoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Belden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mammoth momentarily.
A jab from Belden misses.
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 The Mammoth will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Belden misses.
Mammoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belden lands a jab to Mammoth's midsection.
Mammoth misses with a body shot
and Belden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Belden.
Belden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mammoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mammoth motions for Belden to come forward. Mammoth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Belden misses the target.
Mammoth lands a glancing blow to the side of Belden's head.
Mammoth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belden blocks the body kick.
Belden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belden works Mammoth's body with a nice hook.
Mammoth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mammoth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belden connects with the punch.
Belden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mammoth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belden lands with a nice body punch.
Mammoth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mammoth misses with a body kick.
Belden digs a good hook to Mammoth's body.
Belden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mammoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mammoth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mammoth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belden counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Belden.
Mammoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belden lands with a straight right. Mammoth didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth misses the jab.
Mammoth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belden misses with a few strikes there.
Belden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mammoth misses with a double jab
and Belden counters with a right hand to the body.
Mammoth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mammoth tries to clinch
and Belden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mammoth avoids the body shot from Belden.
A left and a right from Belden both land. Nice combination.
Belden throws an overhand right that lands on Mammoth's shoulder, as Mammoth tries to avoid the shot.
Belden misses with a series of wild punches.
Mammoth tries to clinch
and Belden counters with a left and a right that stings Mammoth.
Belden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mammoth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mammoth was well out of range. Poor timing from Belden.
Belden misses with a double jab
and Mammoth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Belden is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Belden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mammoth keeps Belden at a distance using the push kick.
Belden missing with a left hand there. Mammoth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Belden catches Mammoth right on the button with a cross.
Mammoth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mammoth moves into the clinch successfully.
Belden avoiding damage as Mammoth throws knees to the body.
Mammoth breaks the clinch.
Mammoth looks for a takedown but Belden sprawls well.
Belden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mammoth at a distance.
Belden scores with the left hand. Mammoth knows he should have avoided that one.
Mammoth slips under a jab from Belden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mammoth throws a sloppy head kick and Belden moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mammoth.
Mammoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mammoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Belden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belden avoids the head kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
The Mammoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belden misses with a wild body shot.
Belden misses with a double jab
and Mammoth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mammoth closes the distance but Belden moves to the side
and Belden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turkish Belden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belden circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turkish Belden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mammoth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mammoth!
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