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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan IV slips the punch.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that misses.
Po closes the distance and pushes Sullivan IV back into the cage.
Sullivan IV trying to control the position but instead, Po has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan IV into the cage.
Po working aggressively here.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Po .
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
Sullivan IV lands with a short shot to the head.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po blocks a body shot from Sullivan IV.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sullivan IV lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Po has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
Sullivan IV just leaning against Po , taking a breather.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Po seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sullivan IV can turn it around.
Sullivan IV is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sullivan IV.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sullivan IV lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan IV misses with a body punch.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan IV controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV stalling the fight.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan IV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sullivan IV as Po tries to tie him up.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sullivan IV lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sullivan IV.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan IV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Po .
Sullivan IV has a couple of punches blocked by Po .
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po is trying to stall.
Po holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Po lands a right hand.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan IV up against the cage.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan IV on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV is looking to control Po 's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan IV has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV misses with some punches.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
That has opened up John L Sullivan IV's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan IV's brow.
Sullivan IV avoids the elbow strike from Po , against the cage.
Sullivan IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan IV is defending well for now.
Sullivan IV taking a breather.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivan IVs head.
Sullivan IV lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sullivan IV creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
The cut above John L Sullivan IV's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sullivan IV lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sullivan IV.
Po is rocked!
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh Po is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan IV avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Sullivan IV is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan IV as the two fighters clinch.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.
Sullivan IV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po .
Po lands an uppercut.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
That's time! Po 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sullivan IV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po gets a clinch.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan IV.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po .
Sullivan IV throws an elbow that misses.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Po .
Sullivan IV blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Po .
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sullivan IV in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Sullivan IV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po cracks Sullivan IV with a nice body shot.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Sullivan IV in his tracks for a moment.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Sullivan IV shrugs off.
John L Sullivan IV's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John L Sullivan IV's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po !
A very excited looking Tong Po 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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