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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ahner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Ahner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ahner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahner keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahner has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Ahner gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Ahner has Li pushed against the cage.
Ahner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahner gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahner manages to break the clinch.
Li wants to clinch
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch.
Ahner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ahner.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ahner slows down the pace here.
Li tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Li.
Ahner stalling against the cage.
Ahner breaks the clinch.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahner is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahner.
Li prevents Ahner from breaking the clinch.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahner lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
Li tries for a takedown but Ahner manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li is breathing heavily.
Ahner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahner.
Still in the clinch, Ahner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Ahner.
Li tries to clinch up but Ahner circles away and keeps his distance.
Li clinches but Ahner breaks the clinch
and Ahner counters by clinching up.
Ahner lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahner stalling.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahner lands a body shot.
Ahner scores with a shoulder strike.
Li is trying to stall.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Ahner controlling the action here for a moment.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ahner.
Ahner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahner.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Li tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li is looking to control Ahner's arms but Ahner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Ahner pushes him off.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahner.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li keeps control of Ahner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li fails to pull guard.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Ahner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahner has managed to clinch.
Li lands an elbow just above Ahner 's eye.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Ahner pushes him off.
Li closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahner counters by clinching up.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li tries to break the clinch but Ahner is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahner lands a hook to the side of the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ahner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ahner breaks the clinch.
Li throws a right hand that Ahner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahner also avoids with ease.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahner is looking to clinch.
Li ducks right into an uppercut from Ahner.
Ahner stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahner closes the distance and clinches.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Ahner gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Ahner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to clinch but Ahner moves away
and Ahner moves into the clinch.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li wants to clinch
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahner.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ahner is keeping busy.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li 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.
Mario Ahner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li looks for a takedown but Ahner sprawls well.
Li shoots in and drives through. Ahner sprawls well.
Ahner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Li tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ahner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ahner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahner won't allow it.
Ahner lands with a short shot to the head.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ahner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahner clinches with his opponent.
Ahner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li tries to break the clinch but Ahner is controlling the position.
Ahner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Ahner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Ahner wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahner misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahner lands with a nice combination. Li backs away looking to recover.
Ahner instigates a clinch.
Ahner is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Ahner lands a shot to the body.
Ahner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahner lands with a shot to the body.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ahner lands an uppercut.
Ahner lands a body punch.
Ahner managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
A hook to the body from Ahner.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li can't get the takedown.
Li drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahner takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to control Ahner's arms but Ahner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Ahner is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Ahner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mario Ahner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ahner takes an elbow to the temple.
Li leaning against his opponent.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ahner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li tries for a takedown but Ahner manages to get underhooks.
Li drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahner can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ahner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ahner tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Li is trying to stall.
Ahner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Ahner.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li breaks the clinch.
Ahner is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahner swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahner moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li wants to clinch up but Ahner keeps it at a distance.
Ahner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Ahner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Ahner pushes him off.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch.
Ahner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahner sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jonathan Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to keep at a distance but Ahner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahner avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
A short right from Ahner on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahner can't break the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahner rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahner lands a body punch.
Ahner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ahner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ahner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Ahner clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Li tries to pull guard but Ahner won't allow it.
Ahner is trying to break free.
Li is trying to stall.
Ahner has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahner blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahner.
Ahner wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Ahner stalling against the cage.
Ahner breaks the clinch.
Ahner has managed to clinch.
Ahner prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahner moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Ahner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li tries to clinch up but Ahner circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ahner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Li!
Ahner is rocked!
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ahner is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Ahner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahner scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Li tries to stall but Ahner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ahner seems to have recovered his senses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahner.
Ahner has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Ahner is blocking nicely.
Ahner lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahner.
Ahner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahner.
Ahner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Nice body punch from Ahner - that landed with a thud.
Li tries to stall but Ahner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ahner breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li tries to clinch up
and Ahner moves into the clinch.
Ahner stalling the fight.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ahner'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ahner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ahner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Ahner is working Li over against the cage.
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!
Ahner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Ahner pushes him off.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li wants a takedown.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Li.
Ahner can't break the clinch.
Ahner is pressed up against the cage. Li has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ahner down to the mat. Ahner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Li tries to clinch up
and Ahner moves into the clinch.
Li is trying to stall.
Ahner takes an elbow to the temple.
Li tries to stall but Ahner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ahner stops a takedown attempt from Li.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li tries to clinch but Ahner is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Li.
Ahner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li is looking to clinch but Ahner is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Ahner. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahner.
Li tries to clinch up but Ahner circles away and keeps his distance.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li tries to clinch there but Ahner circles away.
Ahner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ahner is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li gets to his feet. Ahner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ahner has managed to clinch.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahner leaning against his opponent.
Li lands an elbow inside that Ahner shrugs off.
Ahner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Ahner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ahner manages to break the clinch.
Ahner closes the distance but Li moves to the side
and Li counters by clinching up.
Ahner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahner lands a shot to the body.
Ahner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahner closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahner smiles and moves away.
Ahner pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahner misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Jonathan Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li fails with the takedown.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Ahner.
I've got Ahner 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Ahner!
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