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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom the Bell Tolls. Rhys Cao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blake Axe's chin.
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177 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhys Cao!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe tries to clinch there but Cao circles away.
Axe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao lands with an overhand left.
Cao leaves Axe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Axe darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cao to counter with a crisp jab.
Cao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Axe closes the distance and clinches up with Cao, looking for a takedown. Axe pushes Cao against the cage but Cao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cao throws a series of punches but Axe avoids them all with ease.
Axe wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Axe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cao counters with a straight right hand.
Cao throws a series of punches but Axe avoids them all with ease.
Axe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cao avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe walks into a left hand.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cao lands a nice shot that snaps Axe's head back.
Cao slips under a jab from Axe.
Cao stuffs the takedown.
Axe closes the distance but Cao moves to the side
and Cao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axe tests Cao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cao lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cao. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cao stuffs the takedown attempt from Axe. Axe gets slowly back to his feet.
Axe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Axe throws an elbow that misses.
Cao lands with a right to the head.
Cao lands a shot to the body.
Axe looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Cao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cao lands a body punch.
Axe is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Cao.
Cao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cao breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Cao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Axe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cao sprawls well. Cao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axe gets slowly back to his feet.
Axe shoots in looking for a takedown but Cao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Axe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the body from Cao misses
and Axe counters with a good low kick that Cao was not able to check.
Cao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cao misses with a hook.
Axe closes the distance and clinches up with Cao, looking for a takedown. Axe pushes Cao against the cage but Cao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Axe or perhaps it was just good defense by Cao which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao scores with a jab to the head.
Axe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axe closes the distance but Cao moves to the side
and Cao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cao checks a low kick from Axe.
Cao clinches with his opponent.
Axe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cao avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
Cao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cao throws a one two combo.
Cao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axe throws out a leg kick but Cao moves out of range and Axe only half commits.
Cao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhys Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe fails with a takedown attempt.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axe misses with a hook.
Cao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cao counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a takedown
and Cao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Axe thinking.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axe tries to clinch
letting Cao counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axe moves to clinch but Cao breaks away
and Cao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Axe tries to land a leg kick but Cao saw it coming and moves away.
Axe wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a straight right hand.
Axe defending well as Cao loads up on a big left hand.
Axe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cao as he jumps to the side.
Axe misses with a takedown
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axe misses with a combination
letting Cao counter with a right hand.
Cao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao lands with an uppercut that bounces Axe off the cage and back into range.
Axe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axe fails with the takedown.
Cao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Axe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cao scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axe wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters by moving into the clinch.
Cao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cao lands an elbow inside that Axe shrugs off.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axe looks to clinch
and Cao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe wants to clinch
and Cao counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cao misses with a wild body shot.
Cao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by Cao - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cao wants it to stay on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Axe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cao.
Cao jabs Axe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axe doesn't seem bothered though.
Axe wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Axe wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao digs a good body shot into Axe's ribs.
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!
No joy there for Cao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys Cao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cao 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Cao!
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energy
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RATING
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