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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 791 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Holger Frankborger (ranked 20 p4p, 107 weight class). Frankborger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schatten kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Sullivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holger Frankborger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frankborger throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frankborger.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frankborger lands a nice uppercut.
Frankborger pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Frankborger to work.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankborger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Frankborger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land.
Frankborger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Frankborger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Frankborger controls the action.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Frankborger avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Frankborger.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land.
Frankborger lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Frankborger taking a breather.
Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Frankborger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Frankborger swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Frankborger scores with a shoulder strike.
Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sullivan.
Frankborger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankborger controls his hands.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Frankborger.
Sullivan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frankborger or not.
Sullivan gets through Frankborger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frankborger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankborger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger working aggressively here.
Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frankborger cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frankborger swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Frankborger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frankborger lands a jab to the nose.
Frankborger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frankborger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan forces Frankborger back against the cage and clinches.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
Frankborger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frankborger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land.
Sullivan is working Frankborger over against the cage.
Frankborger is breathing heavily.
Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
Frankborger trying to control the position but instead, Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frankborger into the cage.
Frankborger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankborger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frankborger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frankborger has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Frankborger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frankborger.
A left hand lands to the body for Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Frankborger blocks it.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Frankborger looking to slow down the pace here.
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Frankborger.
Frankborger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Frankborger blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan is working Frankborger over against the cage.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frankborger.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land.
Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger.
Sullivan cracks Frankborger with a nice body shot.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frankborger throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frankborger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankborger.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Frankborger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan lands an uppercut.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frankborger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frankborger can do to turn this around?
Sullivan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan pushes Frankborger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
Frankborger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frankborger has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Frankborger.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside.
Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
Jack Sullivan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frankborger's elbow.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankborger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
A right handed body shot lands from Frankborger.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards.
Frankborger throws a head punch that misses.
Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankborger digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frankborger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sullivan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frankborger's elbow.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frankborger.
Frankborger blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan as the two fighters clinch.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Frankborger controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Holger Frankborger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankborger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger.
Jack Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Frankborger's head.
Frankborger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Frankborger back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
Frankborger scores with a shoulder strike.
Frankborger stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankborger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Frankborger.
Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sullivan!
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