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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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258 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Winston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obworth counters with a straight right hand.
Winston misses with a hook
and Obworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obworth moves away.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Obworth 's knee.
Obworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Winston.
Winston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winston misses with a hook
and Obworth counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winston sprawls well initially but Obworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Obworth throwing shots but Winston is blocking nicely.
Obworth works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winston is looking to escape.
Winston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obworth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth looking for a guillotine from mount but Winston is having none of it.
Obworth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obworth lands with some strikes.
Winston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Obworth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winston because Obworth loaded up on that one.
Obworth won't let Winston get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winston's face.
Winston is breathing heavily.
Winston squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Obworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obworth landing strikes from the mount.
Winston avoids a series of strikes thrown by Obworth.
Obworth looking to control but Winston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obworth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winston is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Obworth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obworth tries for a takedown but Winston circles away easily
and Winston counters with a three punch combo that has Obworth backing up. Obworth nods at Winston to acknowledge the strikes.
Obworth throws an overhand right that lands on Winston's shoulder, as Winston tries to avoid the shot.
Winston misses with a left hand
enabling Obworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Obworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
Jacob Obworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt - Winston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Obworth.
Harry Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Obworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a strike aimed at the side of Winston's head but Winston avoids it well.
Obworth in side control, throwing shots but Winston defends.
Obworth misses with the ground and pound.
Winston is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Obworth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Obworth working the head and body with strikes.
Obworth is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Obworth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Winston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Obworth wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
Obworth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Obworth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Winston is avoiding damage well.
Obworth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacob Obworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obworth wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
Winston pushes Obworth away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Obworth gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Obworth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obworth on the ground.
Winston is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obworth working the ground and pound.
Obworth trying to control the position but Winston is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Obworth scores with a four punch combination!
Good work by Obworth as he checks the leg kick.
Winston misses with a right hand
enabling Obworth to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with a wild combination.
Obworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winston as he avoids it easily.
Obworth checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obworth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Winston's guard now.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Winston is retaining full guard.
Obworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Winston has wrist control.
Obworth wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Obworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Winston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winston tries to get out of the position.
Obworth wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Obworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winston is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Obworth dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obworth 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.
Obworth working the ground and pound.
Obworth is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Winston's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sloppy strikes there by Obworth.
Obworth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Winston to see if he's OK.
Winston takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obworth misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
Obworth throws an off balance right hand
and Obworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obworth misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Obworth counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Winston!
Obworth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obworth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Winston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Obworth.
Obworth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Winston is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obworth looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Winston covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Obworth!
Jacob Obworth is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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