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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Bulle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julle Bulle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Barca misses.
Jab from Barca.
It looks like Julle Bulle has been cut.
Barca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulle.
No joy there for Barca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca lands a slapping body shot.
Bulle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bulle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A knee to the head by Bulle.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Bulle throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bulle fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulle controlling the action here for a moment.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bulle counters by moving into the clinch.
Barca breaks the clinch.
Barca misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bulle looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Barca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
Bulle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barca takes a swing at Bulle's ribcage but misses.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barca.
Bulle is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bulle.
We've been told by Barca's head coaches at The Shield that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca has closed the distance and engaged Bulle in a clinch.
Bulle crunches a lovely knee into Barca's ribcage.
Barca is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bulle trying to control the position but instead, Barca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bulle into the cage.
Barca wants to break free but Bulle has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Bulle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barca up against the cage.
Bulle throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca scores with a shoulder strike.
Bulle stalls.
Bulle landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca pushes Bulle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bulle throws a push kick but Barca slaps the foot to one side.
Bulle throws a front kick that sends Barca stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Bulle.
Barca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barca misses with an uppercut
and Bulle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulle pushes Barca up against the cage in a clinch.
Barca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barca managing to block the knees to the body from Bulle.
Bulle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barca stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca can't break the clinch.
Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barca throws a nice looking combination but Bulle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barca moves out of range of the body kick.
Hannibal Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Bulle's ribs.
Bulle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barca delivers a nice body kick.
Bulle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bulle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Barca has cracked Bulle with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Barca lands another huge swinging hook and Bulle tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Bulle, before Barca can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Hannibal Barca, 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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hype
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