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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Park counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Park to acknowledge the strikes.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Park checks it well.
Park lands a jab-cross combination.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Park blocks a jab.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Park tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Park counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.
Park misses with a looping left.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Park darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Park throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws the left hand but Park avoids the punch easily.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martin misses with a straight left.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Park displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Park.
Park scores with a spinning back kick!
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Park feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Park fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Park throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin lands a jab to Park's midsection.
Martin tests Park's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Park uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Park misses with an attempted mid kick.
Park throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin throws a jab when Park was well out of range.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Park moved out of range nicely.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Park looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Park looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Park changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Park lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Park misses with a body kick.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
Park throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Park tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to work over Park's front leg with a kick but Park checks it.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
Martin jabs Park to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Park.
Park bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Park scores with a kick to the body.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Park bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Park counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin looks to land a combination but Park avoids it well.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hae Ki Park will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Park throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Park staying out of range there.
Martin moves out of range as Park strikes.
Park walks into a left hand.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Park's shoulder, as Park tries to avoid the shot.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Park cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Park lands a front kick.
Park defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Park counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Park throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Park misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Park finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Park counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martin throws a right hand that Park ducks under and follows up with a left that Park also avoids with ease.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Park fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Park lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Park misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Park.
Park misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin taking a breather.
Park trying to land knees to the body.
Martin taking a breather.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
Park blocking some punches.
Martin is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Park.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin thuds his right hand into Park's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Park throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Park tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Park.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Park eats them both and turns towards Martin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Park blocks a jab.
Martin takes one to the chin there.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Park throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Park was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin scores with the left hand. Park knows he should have avoided that one.
Park throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Park misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin cracks Park with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Park walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Park walks into a left hand.
Park darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Park lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Martin.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin misses with some punches.
Park prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Park lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Park tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin tries a body shot but Park blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Park creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin gets through Park's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hae Ki Park will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Park throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Park misses with an uppercut
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Hae Ki Park has been cut.
Park walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook. Park ducked under it nicely.
Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Hae Ki Park is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Park counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Martin lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Martin catches Park right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Park counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Park throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin checks a low kick from Park.
Park tries to land a leg kick but Martin saw it coming and moves away.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Park swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Park moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Park lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Park connects with a body shot.
Park lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
Park tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin jabs at Park's body.
Park throws a body kick that misses.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Park slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Park at a distance.
Park finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Park throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Steve Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Park with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Park.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Park throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Hae Ki Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park slips under a jab.
Park is looking to clinch.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Park fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Park takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin looks for the body kick but Park saw that one coming.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Park connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Park throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Park stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin throws a hook but Park avoids it easily.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Park's leg but Park calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Park circles away quickly and effectively.
Park scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Park looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Park counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Park.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Park fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Park takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid body kick from Park.
Park checks a leg kick.
Park throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Park. Park obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Park throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hae Ki Park.
Well Park has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hae Ki Park!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hae Ki Park thanked BeastMode for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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