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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis looks to land a combination but Scheisse avoids it well.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scheisse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scheisse slips a straight right by Willis.
Scheisse misses with a wild combination.
Scheisse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Eddie Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheisse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scheisse throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Willis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scheisse counters with an outside leg kick.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis lands with an uppercut that bounces Scheisse off the cage and back into rage.
Scheisse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scheisse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scheisse connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse moves away from the strike by Willis.
Willis swinging wilding here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scheisse.
A left lands for Scheisse.
Scheisse throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
Scheisse moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Scheisse pushes Willis away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scheisse jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scheisse throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Scheisse scores with a decent looking hook.
Scheisse pushes Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Willis's ribcage.
Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scheisse working Willis over with knees to the body.
Scheisse lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scheisse obliges.
Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scheisse obliges.
Willis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Willis's ribcage.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Willis.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scheisse or not.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scheisse throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Willis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scheisse throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Scheisse tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a good cross that connects.
Scheisse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis.
Scheisse instigates a clinch.
Willis pushes Scheisse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Scheisse prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scheisse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Willis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Willis'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.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scheisse or not.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Scheisse gets underhooks to prevent Willis's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis tries to break free but Scheisse pushes him back against the cage.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Willis avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willis with a nice cross.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scheisse.
Scheisse lands a with a good body shot.
Scheisse clinches up against the cage.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Willis lands a right hand.
Willis is trying to maintain a safe position but Scheisse gets an underhook and turns Willis into the cage.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Willis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis tries to break free but Scheisse pushes him back against the cage.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scheisse prevents it.
Scheisse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Willis is leaning against Scheisse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
Willis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Scheisse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michael Scheisse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Willis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scheisse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scheisse backwards.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Willis fails to land.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Willis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scheisse is on top in guard.
Willis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scheisse decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Scheisse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse stops a takedown attempt from Willis.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
Willis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scheisse is keeping busy.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Willis wants a takedown but no success here.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scheisse obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scheisse prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Willis pushes Scheisse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Scheisse has Willis pressed against the cage, preventing Willis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheisse rushes Willis and presses him up against the cage.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Willis throws a head punch that misses.
Scheisse blocks a body shot from Willis.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
That's two 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.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willis's face.
Willis is trying to break free.
Scheisse working Willis over with knees to the body.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Willis is trying to force a seperation but Scheisse has the dominant position.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Willis - that landed with a thud.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis has Scheisse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scheisse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michael Scheisse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis looking to slow down the pace here.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willis tries to work over Scheisse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Willis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scheisse obliges.
Willis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eddie Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willis.
Scheisse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Scheisse avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willis's face.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scheisse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scheisse 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
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