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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble has chosen Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke blocks the body kick.
Rubble slips a jab from Reschke.
Reschke misses with a head kick.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reschke slips under a jab.
Reschke drops his hands momentarily and Rubble takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reschke missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reschke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rubble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble checks a leg kick nicely.
Rubble lunges at Reschke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reschke's hand.
Reschke throws a good cross that connects.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Reschke's belly button to the back.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Rubble sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reschke walks into a left hand.
Reschke motions for Rubble to come forward. Reschke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Rubble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reschke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rubble scores with a leg kick.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reschke moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
Rubble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. Reschke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubble throws a push kick but Reschke slaps the foot to one side.
Reschke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Rubble is looking to land body kicks.
Reschke blocks a jab.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reschke throws a head kick but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble 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.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Rubble counters with a solid body kick.
Rubble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reschke's hands.
Rubble throws a push kick but Reschke slaps the foot to one side.
Reschke thows a leg kick but Rubble checks it
and Rubble counters with a good low kick that Reschke was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reschke if he has to take too many more of those.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rubble lands with an uppercut that bounces Reschke off the cage and back into range.
Reschke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Rubble looks to land a body kick but Reschke moved away.
Rubble looks for the body kick but Reschke saw that one coming.
Rubble lands a really nice looking cross but Reschke seems unphased.
Rubble lands with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.
Rubble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. Reschke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubble defending well as Reschke loads up on a big left hand.
Rubble throws a solid leg kick but Reschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rubble.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Reschke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rubble connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rubble!
Rubble dips to his left and cracks Reschke with an uppercut!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rubble!
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Reschke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Rubble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble tries a low kick but Reschke avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reschke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rubble has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rubble and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubble throws out a powerful jab.
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rubble lands a glancing blow to the side of Reschke's head.
Rubble thuds a left hand into Reschke's body.
Reschke misses with a body shot.
Rubble throws a body kick that misses.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Rubble.
Reschke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rubble throws out a leg kick but Reschke moves out of range and Rubble only half commits.
Reschke closes the distance and pushes Rubble back into the cage.
Reschke prevents a body shot from Rubble.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reschke's brow.
Rubble breaks from the clinch.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Reschke.
Rubble digs a good body shot into Reschke's ribs.
Reschke tries a head kick but it misses.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Rubble.
Reschke is looking to score with low kicks.
Rubble lands a nice hook to Reschke's body. Reschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rubble checks a leg kick.
Reschke lands a lovely overhand right.
Rubble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble looks to throw the jab but Reschke is out of range.
Reschke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Reschke misses.
Reschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reschke, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Reschke.
Reschke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
Barney Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Rubble.
Rubble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rubble tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubble checks a low kick from Reschke.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reschke.
Rubble takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Reschke.
Reschke misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke swings widly with a right hand
and Rubble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubble walks into a left hand.
Reschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rubble.
Rubble keeps Reschke at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rubble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rubble wants to land a leg kick but Reschke is out of range.
Rubble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Reschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reschke checks a low kick from Rubble.
Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reschke at a distance.
Reschke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rubble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reschke is out of range.
Reschke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reschke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reschke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rubble digs a right hand into Reschke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reschke's gas tank.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Reschke tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubble avoids the damage to the body.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.
Rubble gets through Reschke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Reschke is predictable there
and Rubble counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rubble throws a wild body kick that Reschke sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reschke. Rubble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble looks to throw the jab but Reschke is out of range.
Reschke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Rubble there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Rubble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubble lands a slapping body shot.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body. Reschke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Rubble.
Reschke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubble, right into the meat.
Reschke 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
That kick from Rubble tenderised Reschke's leg. Reschke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reschke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
Rubble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reschke thuds his shin into the meat of Rubble's side.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rubble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reschke is looking to clinch but Rubble is avoiding it.
Rubble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rubble throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rubble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a good body shot.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
Rubble scores with the left hand. Reschke knows he should have avoided that one.
Reschke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Rubble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reschke throws out a leg kick but Rubble moves out of range and Reschke only half commits.
Reschke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubble feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reschke's calf.
Rubble slips a jab from Reschke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow Reschke down.
Reschke moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Reschke moves away and avoids it.
Reschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble cracks the inside of Reschke's front leg.
Rubble lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reschke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rubble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rubble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reschke scrambles back to his feet.
Rubble digs a good hook to Reschke's body.
Rubble scores with a nice body kick.
Rubble lunges at Reschke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reschke's hand.
Rubble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reschke is out of range.
Reschke tries to work over Rubble's front leg with a kick but Rubble checks it.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reschke throws a body kick that misses.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rubble throws a leg kick but Reschke sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reschke throws a lazy head kick
and Rubble counters with a good, hard body kick but Reschke shrugs it off.
Rubble throws a leg kick but Reschke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Reschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.
Rubble throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rubble keeps the fight on the outside.
Reschke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rubble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reschke scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Rubble misses
and Reschke counters with a good low kick that Rubble was not able to check.
Reschke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubble.
Reschke throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a good body shot.
Rubble feints and then cracks Reschke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reschke down.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Rubble misses.
Rubble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rubble lands with a right hand.
Reschke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Reschke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Rubble.
Rubble lands with a hook. Reschke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zarek Reschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubble throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rubble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rubble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
A very excited looking Barney Rubble made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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