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![]() Greetings fight fans, we are proud to bring to you the review from AXF 85, which in the end as expected ended up eclipsing many of Sydneys all time records including Event Rating (290.18), Ticket Revenue ($552,348.00) and the second highest Attendance of all time in Sydney with 18, 157 fans in attendance. This event was a big step in the direction of this company and we expect many more “Super Shows” in the near future!!! Now on with the review from the main card prepared by Ryan Anderson!!
145 lbs - Alberto Lopez vs Benton Styles
It was a back and forth exchange from the beginning but Lopez's excellent striking defense and his accuracy gave him the edge through a prolonged exchange. Styles was as durable as a brick though, eating many punches but never go down. After two minutes of trying, Lopez changed his strategy and pulled guard. Not a good decision, I would prefer a takedown but you cannot argue with the result. Lopez landed a nice sweep and put Styles away with a kimura. A great example of "if you cannot knock him out, submit him". Winner: Alberto Lopez(Sub:Kimura)
John McClane vs Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
Round 1 was a lot of clinch and a little of standup. One problem of McClane was that he kept on throwing body punches when they weren't landing enough. Von Matterhorn has an easy time with his kicks and punches though as they were going through the target most of the time. Still, McClane was clever to get the fight into the clinch after knowing that he was winning there. Round 2, both men battled hard for a knockout shot and it was pretty back and forth until the end of the round. No one was expecting something huge to happen since it was almost the end of the round and came out of nowhere, Von Matterhorn landed a huge uppercut after a nice crouch that put McClane down. Von Matterhorn wanted to follow up with more and it forced the referee to stop the fight right there. Winner: Lorenzo Von Matterhorn(TKO:Strikes)
155 lbs - Luke Fluke vs Elmer Montgomery
It was a pure striking battle and Montgomery was clearly outclassed by Fluke and he has no second option but to keep fighting on until a lucky punch or something to happen. Sadly for him, miracle doesn't happen often enough. Fluke played a solid striking game and when he found a chance to finish it, he went for it, hitting a huge right hand from heaven and Fluke was forced face first to the ground by the impact. Fluke quickly got the back mount and ended the fight with vicious ground and pound. Winner: Luke Fluke(TKO:Strikes)
Flex Dynomite vs Sam Fox for the Light Heavyweight Title
It was a huge fight for both men and even though the result wasn't the closest one, it was fun. Both men weren't afraid of the contact and that made for a huge striking battle. Fox tried his best to mix his attacks up, going for every body part available with a slight focus on head punches but even then, Dynomite was able to defend a good amount of it. On the other hand, Dynomite was focusing on two things: head punch and leg kick and he sure landed a huge amount of them due to better timing and execution. He also hit a lot of body kicks and body punches that weaken Fox bit by bit and on the long run, allowed him an easier battle. The battle inside the clinch was fairly one-sided, with Dynomite dictating the overall outcome inside it. A solid performance by Dynomite and he stayed the king of LHW division. Winner: Flex Dynomite(UD)
Shogun Silva vs Jacks Sole
No one would ever have expected Silva to fight a safe battle because he was always the one who tried to finish his opponent. Sole tried to slow the pace down but then the sheer aggression of Silva forced him to fight fire with fire or lose the battle by merely being a punching bag. Silva's way of forcing his opponent to fight back or lose the round was excellent and as he forced his opponent to attack, he was given more chances and more holes for his own attacks to slip in. Sole fought back hard but Silva was just that darn good, hitting just too many times that Sole was stunned by the pain all around his body. Once Silva got a combo in, he went for the kill with a huge overhand right and it was spot on, putting Sole down and him on top of Sole for the finishing strikes. Winner: Shogun Silva(TKO:Strikes)
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