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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
39 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to clinch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
It looked like Sullivan IV was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sullivan IV lands a jab.
Po wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sullivan IV misses the target.
Po gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sullivan IV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Po .
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan IV throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Sullivan IV's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan IV avoids it.
Po is stalling here.
Po blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan IV blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan IV goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Po told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sullivan IV dodges an elbow strike from Po .
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Po cracks Sullivan IV with a nice body shot.
Sullivan IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan IV managing to block the knees to the body from Po .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan IV fails to land.
Po blocking some punches.
Po has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po .
Sullivan IV avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Sullivan IV stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivan IVs head.
Po lands a nice elbow.
John L Sullivan IV's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan IV up against the cage.
Sullivan IV lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
Sullivan IV is breathing heavily.
Po lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
Sullivan IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan IV throws a head punch that misses.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sullivan IV takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan IV's brow.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
John L Sullivan IV's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the temple.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, John L Sullivan IV's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV blocks a body shot from Po .
Sullivan IV wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan IV blocks an elbow strike from Po .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sullivan IV is trying to stall.
Po lands an elbow inside that Sullivan IV shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John L Sullivan IV's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po !
Our winner, Tong Po , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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