"Mullarkey came out pressing the action as Salkilld bounced back and forth on his feet. A level change by Salkilld saw him secure a takedown, as Mullarkey worked his way back up against the fence. Both fighters were stalled in the clinch momentarily before Mullarkey landed a quick takedown of his own. A good low kick landed at distance from Salkilld before Mullarkey pressed the fight to the cage."
"Mullarkey came out pressing the action as Salkilld bounced back and forth on his feet. Again Mullarkey tried for a takedown but this time Salkilld reversed the posisiton on the way down landing on top. Forcing his way to his opponent's back Salkilld was able to lock in a rear naked choke. Fighting the position briefly, Mullarkey tapped in the very first round."
"In a passing of the torch moment in Australian MMA the newest and best prospect from the country at 155 pounds is Quillan Salkilld. After a huge headkick KO from Salkilld last time out, he showcased his grappling in this outing, proving he is a well-rounded contender. Salkilld called out a top fifteen opponent in his interview with Daniel Cormier, potentially setting up the biggest fight of his career next time out."
Jamie Mullarkey filled in for Zhu Rong on four weeks' notice and did not consider the bout short-notice. Mullarkey began aggressively while Quillan Salkilld mixed movement and secured an early takedown with a level change. Both fighters traded clinch control before Mullarkey landed a takedown and pressed the action to the cage. Salkilld reversed a subsequent takedown attempt, gained his opponent's back, and locked in a rear-naked choke, forcing Mullarkey to tap at 3:01 of round one. Salkilld added grappling to his previous head-kick KO, called out a top-15 opponent, and emerged as a rising lightweight contender.
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