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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Starkweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starkweather's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm On a Boat. O Briar has chosen The Boys of the Old Brigade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Starkweather!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starkweather takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather throws out a leg kick but O Briar moves out of range and Starkweather only half commits.
Starkweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Briar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses.
O Briar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for O Briar. That snapped Starkweather's head back.
O Briar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Briar tried to score with a low kick but Starkweather checks it.
O Briar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starkweather throws a series of punches but O Briar moves out of range.
Starkweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Briar tries to clinch up but Starkweather circles away and keeps his distance.
O Briar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks the body kick.
O Briar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Starkweather rather than just go for the knockout.
O Briar tries to keep at a distance but Starkweather has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Briar blocks an uppercut.
Starkweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Briar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starkweather lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Starkweather.
Starkweather breaks from the clinch.
A jab from O Briar misses.
Starkweather scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather closes the distance and clinches.
Starkweather pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
O Briar tries to score a body lock takedown but Starkweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Briar throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
O Briar working aggressively here.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starkweather trying to control the position but instead, O Briar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starkweather into the cage.
Nice body punch from Starkweather - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather is pushing O Briar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Briar lands a body shot.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
O Briar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starkweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Starkweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starkweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Briar is pushing Starkweather up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Starkweather lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from O Briar fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starkweather.
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!
Starkweather works on O Briar's body with a couple of short punches.
O Briar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkweathers head.
O Briar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starkweather misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather stalling in the clinch but O Briar improves position.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
Come on Starkweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Starkweather swings wildly with an uppercut but O Briar uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkweather is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Briar is keeping busy.
Starkweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Starkweather. That snapped O Briar's head back.
Starkweather checks a low kick from O Briar.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
O Briar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starkweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Briar.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by O Briar.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
O Briar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starkweather gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather trying to control the position but instead, O Briar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starkweather into the cage.
O Briar being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Briar has him pressed against the cage.
Steve Starkweather has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Briar lands an uppercut.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather working aggressively here.
Starkweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar can't find room to land a body shot as Starkweather controls the action.
O Briar lands a shot to the body.
O Briar misses with a body punch.
O Briar trying to control the position but instead, Starkweather has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Briar into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Starkweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Starkweather.
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!
Still in the clinch, Starkweather scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starkweather swings wildly with an uppercut but O Briar uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Briar misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
O Briar lands a body punch.
O Briar lands with a right to the head.
O Briar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Briar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starkweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar misses with the head strike.
Starkweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather has a couple of punches blocked by O Briar.
O Briar gets through Starkweather's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Briar scores with a shoulder strike.
O Briar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starkweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starkweather lands with a left to the head.
Starkweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Briar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tries to stall but O Briar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Briar works on Starkweather's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Briar has a couple of punches blocked by Starkweather.
Starkweather stalling in the clinch but O Briar improves position.
Starkweather misses with a punch on the inside.
O Briar lands with a light punch inside.
O Briar misses with a punch on the inside.
Starkweather looking to slow down the pace here.
Starkweather is fighting off a takedown attempt but O Briar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Starkweather to the mat. Starkweather regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
O Briar with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Briar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Briar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ralph O Briar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Starkweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
O Briar lands a slapping body shot.
Starkweather throws a good cross that connects.
O Briar takes a swing at Starkweather's ribcage but misses.
O Briar stuns Starkweather with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Starkweather there.
O Briar throws a series of punches but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.
O Briar throws a front kick aimed at Starkweather's knee but Starkweather avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar throws a low kick but Starkweather avoids it.
Starkweather lands a leg kick that knocks O Briar off balance momentarily.
Starkweather feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.
Jab, jab by Starkweather - just one landing.
Starkweather connects with a leg kick. O Briar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starkweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Briar throws out a loose jab but Starkweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starkweather lands a right hook to the body.
O Briar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's front leg with a kick but O Briar checks it.
Starkweather gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather lands a body punch.
Starkweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starkweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starkweather takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starkweather struggles to land a body shot inside as O Briar controls his hands.
O Briar looking to stall.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
Starkweather can't find room to land a body shot as O Briar controls the action.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Briar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Briar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkweathers head.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Briar's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starkweather gets through O Briar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Briar tries a body shot but Starkweather blocks it.
Starkweather working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Starkweather.
Starkweather misses with some punches.
O Briar taking a breather.
Starkweather stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Briar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Briar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Briar leaning against his opponent.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
O Briar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar throws a punch but it's blocked by Starkweather.
O Briar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar can't find room to land a body shot as Starkweather controls the action.
Starkweather pushes O Briar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starkweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Starkweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starkweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Starkweather.
Starkweather misses with a punch to the body.
O Briar misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starkweather backwards.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starkweather.
Starkweather is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkweather scores with a shot to the side of O Briar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Starkweather thumps O Briar with a low kick.
Starkweather slips a jab from O Briar.
O Briar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Briar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Nice shot lands for O Briar.
Starkweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Starkweather.
O Briar motions for Starkweather to come forward. O Briar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.
O Briar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starkweather was well out of range. Poor timing from O Briar.
A solid body kick from Starkweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a looping right.
Starkweather misses with a two punch combination.
Starkweather tries to move into range but O Briar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starkweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Starkweather ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.
Starkweather tries to bum rush O Briar with a series of wild strikes but O Briar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starkweather throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Briar.
Starkweather digs a good hook to O Briar's body.
Starkweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
Starkweather moves away from the strike by O Briar.
O Briar misses with a hook. Starkweather ducked under it nicely.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Starkweather.
Starkweather scores with a jab.
Starkweather swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar misses with a low kick as Starkweather jumps back.
Starkweather lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve Starkweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Starkweather throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Briar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starkweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starkweather doesn't seem bothered though.
Starkweather uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Briar has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Starkweather.
Starkweather moves out of range of the body kick.
O Briar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starkweather swats away the attempt to clinch by O Briar.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks the body kick.
Starkweather throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Briar.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Briar moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starkweather, right into the meat.
Starkweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Briar.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starkweather throws a lazy right hand but O Briar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starkweather throws the left hand but O Briar avoids the punch easily.
Starkweather lands a really nice looking cross but O Briar seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starkweather slaps away a takedown attempt from O Briar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starkweather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather had his way with Ralph O Briar in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Starkweather throws a front kick aimed at O Briar's knee but O Briar avoids it well.
O Briar misses with a wild body shot.
Starkweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Starkweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Briar throws a good cross that connects.
O Briar throws a lazy right hand but Starkweather sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Briar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starkweather swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Starkweather misses with a double jab
enabling O Briar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather avoids a kick to the body.
Starkweather misses with a wild body shot.
O Briar looks to land a right hand but Starkweather moved out of range.
Starkweather lunges at O Briar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Briar's hand.
Starkweather scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starkweather moves out of range of the body kick from O Briar.
O Briar swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
O Briar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Briar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starkweather counters with a nice body shot.
O Briar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Briar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starkweather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a head kick.
O Briar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Briar throws a leg kick
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from O Briar misses.
Starkweather misses with a hook. O Briar ducked under it nicely.
O Briar throws a body punch but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Briar moves away from the strike by Starkweather.
O Briar swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starkweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starkweather struggles to land a body shot inside as O Briar controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather is looking to control O Briar's arms but O Briar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Starkweather has his back to the cage.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
Steve Starkweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starkweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Briar misses with some punches.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
O Briar tries to work over Starkweather's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
O Briar blocking some punches.
Starkweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ralph O Briar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starkweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starkweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Starkweather scores with a shot to the side of O Briar's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starkweather scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Starkweather.
I think Starkweather has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Starkweather!
Steve Starkweather retains his lightweight title!
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