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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes into the arena with Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Rubble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Park cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubble takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Park looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubble.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
Park throws a body kick that misses.
Park avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rubble. That did some damage!
Park throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rubble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a body shot
and Park counters with a nice body kick.
Rubble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubble misses with an attempted mid kick.
Park misses with a body shot.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Park steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubble scores with a shot to the body.
Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Park takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Park throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rubble takes a swing at Park's ribcage but misses.
Park looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Park.
Park lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubble. Rubble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park scores with a sloppy right hand. Rubble should have avoided that one.
Rubble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Park throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
Park on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rubble.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Park.
Rubble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Park.
Park misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubble stuns Park with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rubble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rubble moves into the clinch.
Park lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Park shrugs off.
It looks like Hae Ki Park has been cut.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Park.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rubble wants to stall.
Park lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Rubble avoids the elbow strike from Park, against the cage.
Park avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble tries a body shot but Park blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Park.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barney Rubble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
That's time! Rubble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Park connects with a body shot that sends Rubble's belly button to the back.
Park throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rubble tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble misses with a hook to the body
and Park counters with a straight right hand.
Rubble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubble.
Park just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Park moved out of range nicely.
Rubble tries a low kick but Park avoids it.
Park avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Park fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
Park avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubble misses the jab.
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rubble checks a low kick from Park.
Rubble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble misses with a jab to the body
and Park counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. Rubble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow Park down.
Rubble lands a nice hook to Park's body. Park takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park tried to score with a low kick but Rubble checks it.
Rubble misses with a body punch
and Park counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rubble is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park connects with a body shot.
Hae Ki Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Rubble scores with a kick to the midsection.
Park wants to slow Rubble down by chopping away at his legs.
Park shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Good work by Rubble as he checks the leg kick.
Park on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
Park throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Park.
Park avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a shot to the body.
Park takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Park.
Park wants to land a leg kick but Rubble is out of range.
Rubble is looking to wear down Park with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Park avoids the body shot from Rubble.
The fighters circling - Park throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park slips under a jab from Rubble.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Park moves out of range of the strikes.
Park scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble lands a right hook to the body.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park 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.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubble throws a front kick that sends Park stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Park takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Park darts in and clinches Rubble up against the cage.
Rubble blocks a body shot from Park.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Park stalling.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Park.
A head punch on the inside from Park fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the cage.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble lands a body punch.
Rubble working Park over with knees to the body.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Park has Rubble pressed against the cage.
Park blocks the elbow strike.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rubble lands a nice elbow.
Park's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rubble throws an elbow but it misses.
Park displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rubble up against the cage.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
Park creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rubble's defenses.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubble's elbow.
Park is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubble is keeping busy.
Rubble stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Rubble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Park's defenses.
A short left from Park.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Park just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubble's brow.
Rubble taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park working aggressively here.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Park won't want to take too many of those.
Rubble lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubble.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Park's ribcage.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubble.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Park looking to throw knees to the head but Rubble is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Park.
Rubble is working Park over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble letting Park take a breather here.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Park in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble blocks the elbow strike.
Park lands an elbow just above Rubble 's eye.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park is looking to control Rubble's arms but Rubble gets an underhook and turns him. Now Park has his back to the cage.
Park misses with a punch on the inside.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rubble or not.
Rubble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Park tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Park jabs Rubble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Park jabs Rubble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rubble avoids the body shot from Park.
Rubble swings for the body but Park moves out of range.
Rubble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Park counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Park connects with an inside leg kick.
Rubble takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rubble motions for Park to come forward. Rubble throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Park checks a leg kick.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body.
Park takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubble jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rubble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble thows a leg kick but Park checks it
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Park throws the kick towards the body but Rubble avoids it.
Park moves into the clinch.
Park takes a shot to the head.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble being controlled against the cage.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Park on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Park.
Park avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
Park tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Park misses with some punches.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Park creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rubble tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Park clobbers Rubble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Park is looking to land body kicks.
Rubble gets tackled into the cage by Park. Park maintains the clinch.
Park misses with a knee to the head.
Park lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Park scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble throws an elbow that misses.
Rubble dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Park blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
Park scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park blocks the elbow strike.
Park content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Park lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubble throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Rubble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park prevents a body shot from Rubble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hae Ki Park will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hae Ki Park's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rubble drives through and clinches with Park against the cage.
Park dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
A shot in the inside from Rubble.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubble throws an elbow but misses.
Park lands a nice elbow.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubble is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubble.
Park prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Park misses with an elbow over the top.
Park avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Park misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Park to work.
Park avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Park trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Park into the cage.
Rubble utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Park makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
Hae Ki Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barney Rubble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park with a knee to the head.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Park missing with knees to the body.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Park stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Park.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Park throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Park lands an elbow just above Rubble 's eye.
Rubble cracks Park with a nice body shot.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Park with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Park lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Park tries to throw a body punch but Rubble avoids it by throwing Park back against the cage.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Park.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Park avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Park working aggressively here.
Park controlling the action here for a moment.
Park lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubble's elbow.
Park tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hae Ki Park.
Well Rubble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
Barney Rubble is the new bantamweight champion!
Barney Rubble seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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