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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (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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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin pushes Reschke up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reschke throws an elbow but misses.
Reschke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Reschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke throws a head punch that misses.
Reschke lands with a left to the head.
Reschke is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Reschke missing with knees to the body.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reschke.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reschke throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Reschke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reschke blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Reschke throws an elbow that misses.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Reschke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reschke looking to slow down the pace here.
Reschke swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Martin.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reschke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Reschke.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Reschke.
Reschke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Reschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reschke keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reschke lands a knee to the head.
Reschke lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
Martin tries to stall but Reschke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Reschke.
Reschke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Reschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin lands a left hand.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Reschke avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Reschke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Reschke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reschke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reschke.
Martin digs a right hand into Reschke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reschke's gas tank.
Reschke lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Reschke lands a nice knee to the body.
Reschke lands a damaging elbow.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Reschke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reschke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin feints a jab promting Reschke to slip. Martin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reschke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reschke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Reschke throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reschke.
Reschke drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Reschke misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reschke misses with a knee strike.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Reschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reschke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reschke struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Reschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Reschke lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reschke delivers a nice body kick.
Reschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Reschke tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin scores with a one two! Reschke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reschke.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reschke.
Reschke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reschke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin blocks a head kick by Reschke.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Reschke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reschke.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reschke can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Reschke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin looks to land a combination but Reschke avoids it well.
Reschke moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Reschke jabs at Martin's body.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin swings for the body but Reschke moves out of range.
Reschke throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Reschke connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reschke.
Martin scores with a jab. Reschke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reschke.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Reschke misses its intended target.
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Martin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke staying out of range there.
Reschke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reschke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin misses with the combination.
Reschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reschke avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Reschke.
Reschke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Reschke misses with a looping left.
Reschke defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Reschke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reschke tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Reschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Reschke tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reschke throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin misses with a body shot
and Reschke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Reschke.
Reschke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reschke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reschke moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Reschke throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reschke.
Martin checks a low kick from Reschke.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Reschke counters with a nice leg kick.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Reschke moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reschke.
Reschke lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reschke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin looks to land a combination but Reschke avoids it well.
Reschke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
Reschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Reschke tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some bone on bone action there as Martin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reschke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin blocks a head kick by Reschke.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reschke's head.
Reschke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zarek Reschke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martin misses with a right hand
and Reschke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reschke dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reschke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reschke tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Reschke scores with a shot to the body.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reschke.
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin misses with a hook. Reschke ducked under it nicely.
Reschke tries a head kick but it misses.
Reschke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Reschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reschke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Reschke pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reschke tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reschke doesn't seem bothered though.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses.
Reschke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reschke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Reschke.
Reschke dodges the punch combination from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reschke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Reschke wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Reschke.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reschke misses with a straight left.
Reschke tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin sizes up Reschke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Reschke throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reschke.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin instigates a clinch.
Reschke misses with a body punch.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Reschke.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reschke as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Reschke.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin is pushing Reschke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reschke throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Reschke.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Reschke avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reschke backwards.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reschke struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Reschke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reschke has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Steve Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reschke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reschke trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
Reschke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reschke lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Martin.
I think Martin 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 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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