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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Potz .
Potz tries to clinch
and Potz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Potz moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potz moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Potz looks to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craig Potz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Potz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Attilius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Potz on the side of the head.
Potz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Potz looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius lands with a cross.
Attilius scores with a nice strike.
Potz moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.
Attilius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potz looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Potz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potz closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Potz pushes Attilius up against the cage in a clinch.
Attilius is trying to force a seperation but Potz has the dominant position.
Attilius tries to break the clinch but Potz is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Attilius's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potz .
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Attilius blocks the elbow strike.
Attilius can't break the clinch.
Attilius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attilius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potz looks to clinch
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Potz backing up. Potz nods at Attilius to acknowledge the strikes.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Potz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Attilius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Potz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Potz wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potz thinking.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potz thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Potz wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Potz tries to clinch
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Potz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Attilius.
It looks like Craig Potz has been cut.
Potz moves to clinch but Attilius breaks away
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Potz .
Potz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius misses with a few strikes there.
Potz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Attilius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Attilius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Attilius works the jab nicely.
Potz wants to clinch
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.
Attilius keeps the fight on the outside.
Attilius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Potz tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potz closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potz darts in trying to clinch
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Potz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Attilius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Craig Potz 's cut even more.
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Attilius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marcus Attilius is winning the standup battle so far.
Potz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Potz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Attilius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Attilius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potz wants to clinch
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potz tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Attilius.
The cut above Craig Potz 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Potz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Potz .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Potz 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Potz tries to clinch
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potz closes the distance but Attilius moves to the side
and Potz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Attilius connects with a right hand. Potz shakes it off.
Attilius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Attilius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potz moves into the clinch.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Potz has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius is trying to push Potz away but Potz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potz throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Attilius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Attilius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potz .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potz .
Potz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Attilius is trying to push Potz away but Potz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Attilius tries to break free but Potz pushes him back against the cage.
Potz has Attilius pressed against the cage, preventing Attilius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
Attilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Potz .
Attilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Potz .
Potz tries to move into range but Attilius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potz doesn't manage to clinch there - Attilius circles away.
Potz tries to clinch but Attilius moves away
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potz is looking to clinch but Attilius is avoiding it.
Potz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potz takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attilius working hard to break the clinch.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potz has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius avoids a wild elbow strike from Potz .
Attilius wants to get back to striking at distance but Potz won't allow it.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Attilius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potz keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Attilius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potz lands an elbow inside.
Attilius avoids a wild elbow strike from Potz .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Attilius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Potz lands an elbow that stopped Attilius in his tracks for a moment.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Potz is controlling him.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Potz is controlling him.
Attilius avoids the elbow strike from Potz , against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Attilius's brow.
Potz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Potz .
It looks like Marcus Attilius has been cut.
Potz lands an elbow just above Attilius 's eye.
Attilius takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Potz .
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Potz lands an elbow inside that Attilius shrugs off.
Attilius wants to break free but Potz has control.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
Potz wants to clinch but Attilius slips to the side
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attilius lands a nice looking body shot.
Potz pushes Attilius up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Attilius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potz doesn't manage to clinch there - Attilius circles away.
Potz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potz tries to clinch up
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potz tries to clinch up
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Potz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Attilius 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 for Marcus Attilius!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Marcus Attilius!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Marcus Attilius!
Marcus Attilius wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marcus Attilius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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