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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Markus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thatcher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes. Markus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faith No More - Be Aggressive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Thatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Markus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thatcher throws a hook but Markus avoids it easily.
Thatcher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Markus.
Thatcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markus doesn't seem bothered though.
Markus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thatcher tests Markus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thatcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Markus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thatcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thatcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thatcher misses the body punch
and Markus counters with a nice uppercut.
Markus pushes Thatcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Markus lands an elbow inside that Thatcher shrugs off.
Markus manages to break the clinch.
Markus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thatcher.
Thatcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Markus counters with a good, hard body kick but Thatcher shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markus has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus lands a nice knee to the body.
Markus breaks the clinch.
Thatcher looks to land a left hand but Markus moved out of range nicely.
Markus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thatcher stalks Markus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Markus's face. Markus staggers backwards, shaken.
Thatcher lands a head shot.
Thatcher has his takedown stuffed
and Markus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Markus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Markus receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Markus manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thatcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Markus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thatcher's guard.
Thatcher throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Markus escapes and throws Thatcher's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Markus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thatcher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Markus is trying to get an arm triangle but Thatcher is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is looking for a sweep.
Markus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thatcher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thatcher tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markus working away.
Thatcher gets back to half guard.
Thatcher is looking to control Markus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thatcher avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thatcher won't allow Markus to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Markus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markus rushes Thatcher and presses him up against the cage.
Markus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Markus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thatcher as he avoids it easily.
Mark Markus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thatcher loads up on a big right hand but Markus slips the punch.
Thatcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thatcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thatcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Markus. Markus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Markus ducks under a wild hook from Thatcher.
Markus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Markus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thatcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markus misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Thatcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus slips under a jab from Thatcher.
Thatcher has his takedown stuffed
and Markus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thatcher really felt that one!
Thatcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Markus counters by clinching up.
Thatcher letting Markus take a breather here.
Markus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markus misses with a double jab
and Thatcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thatcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Markus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thatcher throws a combination that misses
and Markus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thatcher's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markus misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Markus is just out of range.
Markus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thatcher looks to land a right hand but Markus moved out of range.
Markus dodges the punch combination from Thatcher.
Thatcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Markus counters with a solid body kick.
Max Thatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Thatcher.
Markus clinches with his opponent.
Markus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thatcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thatcher fails with the takedown
and Markus moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thatcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatcher can't break the clinch.
Markus breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus throws a series of punches but Thatcher avoids them all with ease.
Markus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thatcher tries to keep at a distance but Markus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Markus is struggling to control the position.
Thatcher tries to pull guard but Markus holds him up against the cage and eventually Thatcher drops back down to his feet.
Markus taking a breather.
Markus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Markus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markus misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Markus tries to clinch but Thatcher is having none of it.
Markus misses with the combination.
Thatcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thatcher misses with a double jab
and Markus counters with a big head kick but Thatcher shrugs it off.
Markus misses with a two punch combination.
Markus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thatcher.
Mark Markus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Markus tries to bum rush Thatcher with a series of wild strikes but Thatcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thatcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thatcher misses with a body shot.
Thatcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Markus walks into a stiff left hand from Thatcher.
A nice combination there by Thatcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Markus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Markus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thatcher misses with a double jab.
Markus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thatcher misses the shot to the body.
Thatcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Thatcher misses.
Thatcher misses the jab.
Thatcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Markus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Markus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thatcher.
Thatcher digs a good body shot into Markus's ribs.
Thatcher avoids the head kick by Markus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markus.
Thatcher with a poor takedown
and Markus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Markus misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thatcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Thatcher misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher tests Markus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thatcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Markus moves out of range.
Thatcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Markus counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thatcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thatcher fails with the takedown
and Markus counters by moving into the clinch.
Markus stalling in the clinch.
Markus lands a takedown into guard.
Markus is looking to work some ground and pound but Thatcher has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is working an open guard so Markus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thatcher misses with a two punch combination.
Thatcher misses with a combination
and Markus counters with an inside leg kick.
Thatcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Markus counters with a series of strikes. Thatcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Markus slips a jab from Thatcher.
Markus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Markus misses with a double jab.
Markus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thatcher shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Markus fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markus.
Thatcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markus.
Thatcher misses with a takedown
and Markus counters with a left and a right that stings Thatcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Markus throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Thatcher.
Thatcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Markus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thatcher throws a lazy right hand but Markus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Markus does no damage.
Markus with a nice cross.
Mark Markus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thatcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thatcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thatcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Markus's head.
Thatcher throws a shot from downtown. Markus moves away and avoids it.
Thatcher misses with a hook. Markus ducked under it nicely.
Thatcher gets the takedown into side control.
Max Thatcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thatcher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thatcher is trying to work for a kimura but Markus is defending well.
Markus controlling the position well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Markus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markus 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Markus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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