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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mizpha Isabelle Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Skerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizpha Isabelle Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mizpha Isabelle Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Skerlik!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Skerlik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skerlik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skerlik decides to stand back up.
Brown steps into range and cracks Skerlik with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Skerlik flops backwards and Brown dives into his guard looking to finish!
Skerlik is rocked!
It looks like Nick Skerlik has been cut.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skerlik is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Skerlik pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Skerlik seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nick Skerlik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown prevents a body shot from Skerlik.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Skerlik is controlling the position.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown tries to circle away but Skerlik has him pinned against the cage.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Skerlik is controlling the position.
Brown is trying to drag Skerlik to the mat but Skerlik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skerlik working Brown over with knees to the body.
That's two 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.
Brown looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mizpha Isabelle Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Skerlik.
Skerlik has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skerlik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown tries to break free but Skerlik pushes him back against the cage.
Skerlik has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skerlik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Skerlik is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skerlik controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skerlik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Skerlik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skerlik obliges.
Brown is trying to break free.
Skerlik lands with a short shot to the head.
Skerlik misses with some punches.
Brown tries to break free but Skerlik pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown letting Skerlik take a breather here.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Skerlik has double underhooks.
Skerlik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown blocks a body shot from Skerlik.
Skerlik scores with a knee to the head.
Skerlik tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skerlik pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skerlik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skerlik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brown tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Brown holding both Skerlik 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Skerlik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Skerlik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skerlik circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to clinch but Skerlik moves away
and Skerlik moves into the clinch.
Brown wants to break free but Skerlik has control.
A right hand to the body from Skerlik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skerlik keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Skerlik.
Skerlik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Skerlik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown tries to pull guard but Skerlik holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Skerlik cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skerlik cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skerlik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skerlik struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mizpha Isabelle Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skerlik keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Skerlik keeps him there for the moment.
Skerlik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
Skerlik tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Skerlik back against the cage.
Skerlik prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skerlik.
Still in the clinch, Skerlik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Skerlik won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skerlik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Skerlik struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Skerlik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Skerlik won't allow it.
Skerlik stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Skerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown tries to circle away but Skerlik has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Skerlik - that landed with a thud.
Skerlik tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.
Skerlik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents a body shot from Skerlik.
Skerlik lands a body shot.
Skerlik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Skerlik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Skerlik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skerlik keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown letting Skerlik take a breather here.
Skerlik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Skerlik misses with some punches.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
Skerlik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Skerlik is controlling the position.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skerlik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skerlik avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Skerlik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skerlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Skerlik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Skerlik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown looks to land a combination but Skerlik avoids it well.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Skerlik moves into the clinch.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skerlik.
Skerlik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skerlik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Skerlik.
Brown tries for a takedown but Skerlik manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Skerlik has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skerlik backwards.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skerlik obliges.
Skerlik digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Skerlik is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Skerlik presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skerlik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Skerlik.
Skerlik keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown prevents a body shot from Skerlik.
Skerlik prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skerlik obliges.
Skerlik scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Skerlik keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skerlik prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Skerlik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Skerlik.
Skerlik lands a body shot.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Skerlik is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skerlik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Skerlik scores with a hook to the body.
Skerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skerlik has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skerlik crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skerlik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Skerlik has the dominant position.
A short left from Skerlik.
Skerlik has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown tries to break free but Skerlik pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skerlik.
Skerlik tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skerlik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Skerlik is controlling the position.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skerlik throws a head punch that misses.
Skerlik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Skerlik pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Skerlik has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skerlik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skerlik tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Skerlik back against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mizpha Isabelle Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skerlik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Skerlik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Skerlik keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nick Skerlik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Skerlik won't allow it.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skerlik is defending well for now.
Skerlik lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Skerlik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skerlik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Skerlik won't allow it.
Skerlik lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Skerlik.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown tries to circle away but Skerlik has him pinned against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skerlik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mizpha Isabelle Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skerlik prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Skerlik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skerlik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Skerlik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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