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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rourke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Arts has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Marshall Arts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arts moves into the clinch successfully.
Arts takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Marshall Arts has been cut.
Rourke trying to land knees to the body.
Arts pushes off an throws an elbow but Rourke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rourke.
Arts lands a damaging elbow.
Rourke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arts has Rourke pressed against the cage, preventing Rourke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arts throws an elbow but misses.
Arts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Arts is looking to clinch but Rourke is avoiding it.
Arts stuffs the takedown attempt from Rourke. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet.
Arts motions for Rourke to come forward. Arts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arts tries to clinch there but Rourke circles away.
Rourke has closed the distance and engaged Arts in a clinch.
Rourke misses with a punch to the body.
Rourke decides to pull guard.
Rourke keeping full guard, as Arts tries to pass.
Arts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arts wants to pass the guard but Rourke is keeping the position.
Arts throws a strike but Rourke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Arts keeps moving.
Arts trying to control the position.
Rourke throwing strikes from guard but Arts blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rourke lands a jab-cross combination.
Marshall Arts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke defending well as Arts loads up on a big left hand.
Rourke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arts defends it nicely.
Rourke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke shoots in looking for a takedown. Arts tries to sprawl out of it but Rourke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rourke misses with a double jab.
Arts has managed to clinch.
Arts misses with an elbow strike.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arts moves into range and clinches up with Rourke.
Rourke takes an elbow to the temple.
Arts connects with a knee to the head.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rourke tries to clinch but Arts moves out of range.
Rourke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arts avoids it really well and circles away.
Arts throws a head kick that misses.
Arts rushes Rourke and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rourke pulls guard successfully.
Arts stands and steps away. Rourke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Arts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arts drives through and clinches with Rourke against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rourke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arts looks gassed!
Rourke'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.
Rourke can't get the takedown.
Rourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Arts has double underhooks.
Arts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rourke blocking some punches.
Rourke throws an elbow that misses.
Rourke looking to slow down the pace here.
Arts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arts breaks the clinch.
Arts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rourke tries to clinch there but Arts circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rourke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arts counters with a shoot takedown. Rourke fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arts wants to stand but Rourke is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arts wants to pass the guard but Rourke is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Arts tries to free his leg and advance position but Rourke is retaining full guard.
Rourke is trying to control the position but Arts postures up.
Rourke wants to sweep but no luck.
Arts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arts closes the distance and clinches.
Arts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arts lands an elbow inside that Rourke shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rourke clinches up with Arts and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Arts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Arts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arts throws a head kick but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Arts.
Rourke wants to clinch
and Arts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rourke tries to clinch but Arts moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arts.
Arts wants to clinch.
Arts misses with a looping right.
Rourke wants to clinch.
Rourke clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arts misses with an elbow over the top.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rourke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Arts.
Rourke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arts counters with a thumping low kick.
Mikko Rourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts clinches with his opponent.
Rourke lands with a short shot to the head.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arts closes the distance and clinches.
Arts lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rourke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arts scores a nice knee to the body.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
Arts tries to land knees in the clinch but Rourke avoids the damage to the body.
Arts breaks from the clinch.
Arts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rourke can pounce on him.
Rourke tries to clinch there but Arts circles away.
Arts swats away the attempt to clinch by Rourke.
Arts throws a head kick but Rourke moves out of range.
A head kick from Arts lands but Rourke takes it in his stride.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arts can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arts.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arts can pounce on him.
Rourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rourke, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rourke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rourke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rourke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rourke tries to clinch but Arts is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arts, right into the meat.
Rourke darts in trying to clinch
and Arts counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rourke fails with the takedown.
Arts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arts circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Arts counter with a right hand.
Rourke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arts. Arts obviously looking to wear him down.
Rourke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arts.
Arts darts in and clinches Rourke up against the cage.
Arts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arts lands an elbow that stopped Rourke in his tracks for a moment.
Rourke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rourke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall Arts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arts lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourke's defenses.
Arts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourke's defenses.
Arts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
Arts lands a nice elbow.
Arts breaks from the clinch.
Arts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rourke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arts.
Arts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rourke, pushing him back against the cage.
Arts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourke's defenses.
Arts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourke's defenses.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arts.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Arts.
Rourke takes a swing at Arts's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Arts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rourke's hands.
Rourke misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arts throws a front kick that sends Rourke stumbling back into the cage.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arts can pounce on him.
Arts clinches with his opponent.
Arts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arts throws a leg kick which misses Rourke's front leg but catches the back leg as Rourke tries to avoid it.
Arts moves out of range as Rourke strikes.
Arts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Arts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arts pushes Rourke up against the cage in a clinch.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
Arts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rourke's sensitive parts.
Arts has closed the distance and engaged Rourke in a clinch.
Rourke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arts just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rourke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Rourke.
Arts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arts breaks the clinch.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rourke tries to clinch but Arts is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Arts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marshall Arts's cut.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall Arts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rourke wants to slow Arts down by chopping away at his legs.
Rourke clinches with his opponent.
Arts is trying to stall.
Rourke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arts.
Arts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rourke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arts walks away with a smile on his face. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rourke throws a body kick that misses.
Rourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arts wants to clinch.
Rourke is looking to clinch.
Arts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rourke checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Rourke
and Arts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rourke's knee momentarily.
Arts slaps away a takedown attempt from Rourke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rourke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arts can pounce on him.
Arts clinches up with Rourke and pushes him back against the cage.
Arts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rourke just leaning against Arts, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Rourke.
Rourke takes an elbow to the temple.
Arts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rourke is trying to drag Arts to the mat but Arts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rourke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
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!
Rourke blocks an elbow strike from Arts.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Arts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arts instigates a clinch.
Arts pushes Rourke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rourke avoiding damage as Arts throws knees to the body.
Arts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arts lands a nice uppercut.
Arts lands a nice knee to the body.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arts darts in and clinches Rourke up against the cage.
Arts scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rourke working aggressively here.
Arts lands an elbow that stopped Rourke in his tracks for a moment.
Arts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arts breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arts. Rourke shrugs it off though.
Arts throws a low kick but Rourke avoids it.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arts throws a head kick but Rourke moves out of range.
Arts rushes Rourke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arts managing to block the knees to the body from Rourke.
Rourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Arts controls his hands.
Arts taking a breather.
Rourke working aggressively here.
Rourke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arts is defending well for now.
Arts lands an elbow inside that Rourke shrugs off.
Arts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rourke dodges the punch combination from Arts.
Arts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arts counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Arts.
Rourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arts takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arts.
Arts avoiding damage as Rourke throws knees to the body.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rourke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rourke, pushing him back against the cage.
Rourke has a couple of punches blocked by Arts.
Rourke can't get the takedown.
Arts lands an elbow just above Rourke 's eye.
Rourke avoids a wild elbow strike from Arts.
Arts connects with a knee to the head.
Arts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Arts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rourke.
Arts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arts is trying to stall.
Arts misses with an elbow over the top.
Rourke breaks the clinch.
Arts slips a jab and a cross from Rourke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries a low kick but Arts avoids it.
Rourke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arts counters with an inside leg kick.
Arts moves into range and clinches up with Rourke.
Arts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rourke tries to clinch up
and Arts counters by clinching up.
Rourke is trying to stall.
Rourke blocks the elbow strike.
Rourke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rourke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arts lands an elbow inside that Rourke shrugs off.
Rourke takes an elbow to the temple.
Mikko Rourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arts has Rourke pressed against the cage, preventing Rourke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arts prevents a body shot from Rourke.
Rourke stalling in the clinch but Arts improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke blocks the elbow strike.
Marshall Arts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rourke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Arts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rourke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Arts dodges an elbow strike from Rourke.
Rourke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arts lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Arts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Arts!
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