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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg has chosen In the Jailhouse Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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216 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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222 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnham throws a lazy right hand but Boorg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnham lands with an overhand left.
Barnham misses with a few strikes there.
Boorg scores with a jab.
Barnham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boorg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnham.
Boorg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnham at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Boorg.
Barnham is breathing heavily.
Boorg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boorg.
Boorg is looking to slow Barnham down with leg kicks.
Barnham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnham clinches with his opponent.
Boorg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg lands a nice knee to the body.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Barnham shrugs off.
Boorg lands an uppercut.
Boorg lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boorg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Barnham has been cut.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Barnham in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Boorg.
Boorg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Boorg.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Boorg landing knees to the body.
Boorg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boorg.
Boorg scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boorg obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg crunches a lovely knee into Barnham's ribcage.
Boorg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnham's defenses.
Barnham is trying to break free.
Boorg lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnham backwards.
Barnham is looking to control Boorg's arms but Boorg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnham has his back to the cage.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Barnham blocks it.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Barnham 's eye.
Barnham can't find room to land a body shot as Boorg controls the action.
Boorg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boorg presses Barnham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg lands a damaging elbow.
Barnham is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boorg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnham's brow.
Oh Barnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boorg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnham's face.
Barnham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boorg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boorg working Barnham over with knees to the body.
Barnham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg has Barnham pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Barnham is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Boorg - that's hurt Barnham badly! Oh, another knee lands and Barnham is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Barnham doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ishmael Boorg!
Ishmael Boorg took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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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