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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg comes to the cage accompanied by In the Jailhouse Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg closes the distance and clinches.
Rey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Ishmael Boorg has been cut.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Rey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boorg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rey blocks it with crossed arms.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Boorg is blocking nicely.
Boorg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Boorg is predictable there
and Rey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boorg blocks an uppercut.
Boorg throws an elbow that misses.
Boorg throws an elbow that misses.
Rey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Rey shrugs off.
Boorg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Zachery Rey has been cut.
Rey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg wants to break free but Rey has control.
Rey avoiding damage as Boorg throws knees to the body.
Rey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rey swings wildly with an uppercut but Boorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey trying to control the position but instead, Boorg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rey into the cage.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Rey in his tracks for a moment.
Boorg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boorg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rey finds it's way round the side to connect with Boorg's head.
Rey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rey wants it to stay on the feet.
Rey tries to land a leg kick but Boorg saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boorg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boorg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boorg is in Rey's guard.
Boorg looking to pass the guard.
Boorg throwing strikes but missing.
Boorg throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey keeping moving, preventing Boorg from controlling successfully.
Rey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boorg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rey looking for a sweep. Not yet Rey, not yet.
Rey wants to control but Boorg passes easily into half guard.
Rey has hold of Boorg's hands but Boorg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boorg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is looking to advance position but Rey won't allow it.
Boorg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boorg wants to take a breather but Rey is having none of it.
Boorg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rey is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boorg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boorg trying to control from half guard but Rey is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rey moves in looking to clinch but Boorg pushes him off.
Rey throws a body punch but Boorg moves out of range.
Boorg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
Boorg moves into the clinch.
Boorg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rey misses with a knee strike.
Rey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Rey 's eye.
Rey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Rey misses with a knee to the head.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Boorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Boorg landing knees to the head.
Boorg trying to land knees to the body.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Boorg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rey.
Rey throws an elbow but it misses.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Rey in his tracks for a moment.
Boorg can't get the takedown.
Boorg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at 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!
Rey throws a low kick but Boorg moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg slips a straight right by Rey.
Rey drives through and clinches with Boorg against the cage.
Rey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boorg pushes off an throws an elbow but Rey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boorg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Rey on the inside.
Rey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boorg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Boorg is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rey fails to land.
Boorg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rey after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishmael Boorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Rey fails to land.
Rey blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
That has opened up Zachery Rey's cut even more.
Rey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Boorg goes for a takedown attempt but Rey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rey misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boorg moves out of range as Rey strikes.
Boorg is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Boorg blocks the leg kick.
Boorg slips under a jab.
Rey throws a series of punches but Boorg avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rey misses with a series of wild punches.
Rey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boorg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rey defending against the ground and pound.
Boorg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rey pushes Boorg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boorg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boorg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boorg is putting a hurting on Rey here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boorg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boorg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boorg trying to control the position but Rey is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries to buck Boorg off but Boorg is having none of it.
Check out the look on Boorg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rey tries to improve position but can't.
Rey is not content to let Boorg control the position.
Boorg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boorg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boorg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rey is looking for a sweep.
Rey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rey is looking for a sweep.
Rey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boorg.
Boorg throws a strike aimed at the side of Rey's head but Rey avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rey to see if he's OK.
Rey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boorg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ground and pound from Boorg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boorg working away.
Boorg is looking to take a break and control but Rey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boorg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rey is avoiding damage well.
Boorg tries to score with some ground and pound. Rey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Boorg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boorg off and has taken his back!
Boorg tries to roll but Rey sticks to his back.
Boorg trying to control the action but Rey just sinks the hooks in.
Rey keeps control of the position as Boorg tries to break free.
Rey avoiding Boorg 's attempts to control his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boorg looking to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rey trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rey throws a right and a left that Boorg avoids nicely.
Rey works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rey. Boorg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zachery Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rey checks a low kick from Boorg.
Rey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boorg counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boorg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boorg eats them both and turns towards Rey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boorg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rey looks to land a combination but Boorg avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boorg.
Rey tries to clinch but Boorg moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rey throws a series of punches but Boorg moves out of range.
A big right from Rey misses.
Zachery Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
A low kick from Rey is predictable there
and Boorg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boorg counters with a body kick that stops Rey in his tracks momentarily.
Rey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rey closes the distance and pushes Boorg back into the cage.
Rey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boorg lands a takedown into guard.
Boorg stops Rey from standing up.
Boorg pushes down on Rey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boorg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boorg winds up and cracks Rey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg is keen to just control but Rey is a slippery customer.
Boorg stops Rey from getting back to his feet.
Boorg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boorg in particular looking to stall.
Boorg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boorg slips a nice elbow through Rey's hands, connecting with Rey's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg had his way with Zachery Rey in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boorg ducks under a wild hook from Rey.
Rey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boorg.
Rey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Rey misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zachery Rey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rey throws a series of punches but Boorg avoids them all with ease.
Rey misses the jab.
Boorg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boorg sizes up Rey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Rey misses.
Rey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boorg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg stops Rey from standing up.
Boorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Rey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boorg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rey struggling a bit here.
Boorg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rey wants to get back to his feet but Boorg drags him back down.
Boorg working the body and head with strikes.
Rey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Boorg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boorg works to advance to full mount. Rey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ishmael Boorg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg lands a nice shot to the head.
Ishmael Boorg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boorg landing strikes from the mount.
Boorg working the ground and pound effectively.
Zachery Rey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boorg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boorg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Boorg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boorg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Boorg!
Ishmael Boorg retains his light heavyweight title!
Ishmael Boorg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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