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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 cm
28
284 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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200 cm
24
280 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Dog throws a looping overhand right but Bourne ducks down to avoid it. Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away. Dog thows a body shot but no joy. Bourne throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it. Bourne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dog closes the distance looking to clinch and Bourne counters with a two punch combo. Bourne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dog is able to avoid easily. Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourne paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bourne throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily. Dog lands a right hook to the body.
Dog cracks Bourne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Bourne counter with a right hand. Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog misses with a wild body shot. Bourne scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bourne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
The crowd cheers as Bourne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though. Dog ducks under a wild hook from Bourne. Dog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Dog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dog.
Bourne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourne tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bourne is working Dog over against the cage. Dog can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne. Dog can't break the clinch.
Bourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bourne.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bourne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bull Dog has been cut. Dog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside. Dog has had enough of the clinch but Bourne keeps him there for the moment. Dog blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne. Bourne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dog looks winded! Dog tries to break free but Bourne pushes him back against the cage. Bourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourne needs to keep his hands up - Dog had a free shot at his head there. Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bourne tried to score with a low kick but Dog checks it. Bourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourne.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target. Bourne throws a combination. Dog tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Dog moves in looking to clinch but Bourne pushes him off. Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
Dog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourne rather than just go for the knockout. Dog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bourne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Bourne looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dog has time to react. Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range. Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourne paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bourne is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks. Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bourne throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Bourne does a little dance to reset his feet. Good shot there by Bourne. Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away. Bourne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dog doesn't seem bothered though. Bourne takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bourne lands a jab to Dog's midsection. Dog throws a right and a left that both miss. Dog lands with a good body shot. Good standup being displayed there by Bourne as he connects with a hook. Bourne scores with a kick to the midsection. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bourne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dog is rocked! Bourne cracks Dog's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Dog slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bourne can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne! John Bourne retains his heavyweight title! Our winner, John Bourne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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