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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the cage accompanied by I Shall Return. Elliott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TUF. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Elliott.
Artur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elliott to score with a decent uppercut.
Elliott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elliott is looking to clinch.
Artur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Artur lands a jab to the head.
Artur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Elliott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elliott tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
Elliott slips under a jab.
Artur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elliott misses with a double jab
and Artur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur connects with a body shot that sends Elliott's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
Artur connects with a nice looking jab.
Fred Elliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Elliott wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.
Elliott looks to land a combination but Artur avoids it well.
Elliott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Elliott closes the distance and pushes Artur back into the cage.
Artur wants a takedown.
Elliott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elliott darts in and clinches Artur up against the cage.
Artur is looking for a takedown.
Elliott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott swinging wildly here.
Elliott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elliott there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott tries to clinch but Artur is having none of it.
Elliott doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Artur lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott misses with the combination.
Artur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Elliott misses with a double jab.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott closes the distance but Artur moves to the side
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Artur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Elliott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Artur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elliott looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws out a powerful jab.
Elliott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elliott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Artur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Artur.
Artur works the jab nicely.
Elliott should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Artur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elliott doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Artur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Artur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elliott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Elliott moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Artur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elliott takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Artur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Artur.
Elliott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Artur counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Artur both land. Nice combination.
Artur scores with a three punch combo!
Artur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elliott's head.
Artur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Artur connects with a body shot.
Artur lands a nice shot that snaps Elliott's head back.
Artur lands with an overhand left.
Artur ducks under a wild hook from Elliott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Elliott tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elliott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Artur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Artur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mak Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Elliott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Elliott.
Elliott misses with a straight right.
Artur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Elliott backs up against the cage.
Elliott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elliott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Artur jabs Elliott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elliott tries to clinch there but Artur circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Artur works the jab nicely.
Elliott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fred Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Elliott. Those never looked like landing.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Artur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elliott at a distance.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elliott takes the fight into the clinch.
Artur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Elliott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Elliott on the inside.
Artur can't get the takedown.
Elliott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elliott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elliott tries to clinch up but Artur circles away and keeps his distance.
Elliott looks to land a combination but Artur avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Left hook, right uppercut from Artur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.
Artur scores with a shot to the body.
Artur lands with an uppercut that bounces Elliott off the cage and back into range.
Elliott tries to close the distance and clinch but Artur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artur scores with a shot to the body.
Elliott tries to close the distance and clinch but Artur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Artur moves out of range.
Artur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Artur scores with a jab to the body.
Elliott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur is looking to wear down Elliott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elliott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elliotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Artur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliott tries to clinch up but Artur circles away and keeps his distance.
Elliott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artur.
Artur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elliott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elliott takes one on the button.
Elliott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Artur jabs Elliott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elliott closes the distance but Artur moves to the side
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elliott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Artur lunges at Elliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elliott's hand.
Artur scores with a hook to the body. Elliott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur scores with a hook to the body. Elliott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elliott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Artur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elliott momentarily.
A left and a right from Artur both land. Nice combination.
Artur thuds a left hand into Elliott's body.
Artur is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice combination there by Artur.
Artur lands a head shot.
Artur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Artur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Elliott looks to clinch
and Artur counters with a nice body shot.
Artur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elliott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur dominated that second round.
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!
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artur scores with a jab. Elliott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Elliott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Artur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Artur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elliott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elliott is looking to clinch but Artur is avoiding it.
Elliott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elliott misses with a double jab
and Elliott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Artur.
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur cracks Elliott with an open hand slap.
Elliott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artur.
Elliott tries to clinch but Artur moves away
and Artur counters with a left and a right that stings Elliott.
Elliott moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Artur jabs at Elliott's body.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Artur counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elliott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artur finds it's way round the side to connect with Elliott's head.
Nice jab there from Artur.
Elliott is rocked!
Artur misses with a double jab.
Elliott is still on wobbly legs! Can Artur finish him?
Elliott moves into the clinch.
Elliott seems to have recovered his senses.
Elliott manages to break the clinch.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elliott circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Elliott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elliott swings widly with a right hand
and Artur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elliott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Artur.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by Elliott.
Artur lands with an uppercut that bounces Elliott off the cage and back into range.
Elliott swings for the body but Artur moves out of range.
Artur lands with an uppercut that bounces Elliott off the cage and back into range.
Artur lands a jab to the nose.
Artur works Elliott's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a double jab.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott closes the distance and clinches.
Artur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Artur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elliott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elliott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mak Artur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Elliott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mak Artur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artur wants a takedown.
Elliott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elliott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elliott tries to clinch there but Artur circles away.
Elliott tries to clinch
and Artur counters with a nice uppercut.
Elliott misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur slips under a jab from Elliott.
Artur lands a really nice looking cross but Elliott seems unphased.
Artur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Elliott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artur.
Artur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elliott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Artur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artur lands a jab to the head.
Artur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliott 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fred Elliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elliott fails to land with a series of punches.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Artur counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mak Artur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mak Artur!
A relieved looking Mak Artur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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