By 3 News online staff
Hello and welcome to Sky City in Auckland for the KFC Godfather of All Fight Nights and the main event fight between Monte Barrett and Shane Cameron.
There’s plenty of interest surrounding the celebrity fight between Jamie Ridge and Rosanna Arkle, a top undercard and the main event between our own ‘Mountain Warrior’ Cameron and number 6 ranked Heavyweight in the world, “Two Gunz” Barrett for the WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight titles.
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EXCLUSIVE DAVID TUA – Click to view him speak
about his come back, his marriage break up, his separation, his creditors and
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* HIGHLIGHTS Fight 2 - McKinnon stops Tavui in first round
* HIGHLIGHTS Fight 1 - Peach smashes Uoka
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LIVE COMMENTARY…
Round 4 - HE'S DECKED! CAMERON has won the fight! Barrett is out cold! HUGE HIT! HUGE HIT! VIDEO UP ! Massive right that caught him sqaure and Barrett is out cold still.
Round 3 - Cameron catches Barrett with a left and it staggers him a touch - we have a brawl now. Cameron catches him with a right.... this may not go the distance either way. Shane tages his chin with a minute to go. Shane now dominating.... BARRETT IS DOWN! Ohh... they've called it a slip but it was a half uppercut and half jab and the knees buckles a bit.... another Cameron round.
Round 2 - Every time Cameron leads with his left it's Barrett over the top with his right... hasn't landed yet.Cameron LANDS a big right that Monte felt alright. Follows that up with a nice left jab. Barrett complaining about Cameron leading with the head and that's a Cameron round for sure.
Round 1 - Barrett starts to work the jab... Cameron showing plenty of head movement. Tentative - both. Shane doubles with with a jab mid round... Cameron ducks under one and almost tackles Barrett. Barrett trying to load up with an overhand right. Cameron trying to get in on the inside... they... 'cuddle'. Shane ducks under another right hand... even as they felt each other out. Maybe Barrett a touch more active.
Main event next - Cameron V Barrett! Shane Cameron entering the arena now to "The Gambler"... he weighs in at 97.4kg ... Two Gunz Barrett coming in to some "Oh yeah" sort of music... Barrett is 99.3kg and has height and reach on Cameron. Let's get ready to rumble.... because it's on! The fighters are face to face and they touch gloves...
Premier undercard fight Solomon Haumono V Joey Wilson
Round 8 - What a battle! Haumono trying to get in and Wilson holding him off with the reach... time is ticking away as we hit the halfway of the round.... HUGE effort from both fighters.... it's going to the judges.... we'll have to wait for a decision... Haumono was in trouble late too. We await the judges... WE HAVE A DRAW! VIDEO UP.
Round 7 - Haumono charges from the gates but he's tired after the first 30 seconds while Wilson picks off the jab then fires in a short uppercut. Big body shots c ome from nowhere from Haumono - is there power in them though? FOR SURE as a huge rock of a right hand rocks Wilson... Haumono lacking the energy to follow it up... Wilson hanging on and then leaning into him.... Haumono's round and we go to the last round.
Round 6 - Haumono now looks to have a second wind - is it enough? This is a great contest. Wilson pushes from the ropes and finds the centre of the ring and that's where he wants to be as Haumono searches for the knock out. Wilson is used to being in the trenches. Haumono the aggressor in this round but he's tiring again. Snapping jab from Wilson late in the piece as Haumono's arms heavy again and blood coming from the wide open mouth. Wilson with that one.
Round 5 - A breather as Wilson's glove is being seen too and Haumono sucks in the big ones. Good snap left and right by Wilson and Haumono just continues to walk in - he's inactive and the longer this one goes on it swings back to Wilson. Haumono finds his range and fires a right that lands with 50 seconds left in the round. Very even round... this one is now tight as the bell sounds.
Round 4 - Joey Wilson catches Haumono with a lovely upper cut and the tide has turned. Counter left from Wilson halfway through the round catches the Haumono jaw. Wilson backs his opponent into the corner and now you can see Haumono winding up the right hand and Wilson can see it coming from a mile out. Another good left from Wilson. That a Wilson round as this starts to even out.
Round 3 - Another huge right from Haumono and Wilson is in massive trouble. Wilson doing his best to tie things up.... Wilson looks like he's weathered the storm a bit and those big arms of Solomon's must be heavy as he's thrown plenty. Well what a comeback as Wilson finished the round the strongest at the end of the round with a few good punches of his own just before the bell. End of the round.
Round 2 - Jab working for Wilson... Haumono a little flat this start... but goes to the bosy with explosive power that comes from the legs. The big boys are really breathing... Haumono with a HUGE right hand and Wilson is down! Saved by the bell... literally!
Round 1 - Fighters getting their instructions. Both fighters just easing into it... the legs on Haumono are huge... Wilson with a huge reach. Wilson throwing the left out... thuds from Haumono as he gets in a couple of body shots
Onto the big stuff...
Our apologies as we had a technical difficulty... we are back with you now... The last fight saw Joseph Parker just smash his man in two rounds. VIDEO UP.
Undercard 2 - Jesse Ryder v Mark Watson
Round 1 - Fighters coming to the ring now and Mark Watson comes in with Ian 'Kamo' Jones. Jesse doesn't need any help and arrives alone. We're underway.... Jesse standing upright. Jesse puts him down... HUGE right hand. And again... it's all Jesse! It's stopped... wow, he smashed him. VIDEO UP SOON. Some 108 days sober and look what happens!
Plenty of celebrities tonight - and we have a Harry Potter look-a-like with Piri Weepu with swished back hair and big Potter glasses. Still awaiting the boxers to the ring. Lot of interviews with the fighters and Shane Cameron has arrived! He feels good... over $80,000 raised for the Royal Foundation for the Blind in the Charity Auction! Great effort!
Well that was epic... next we have Jesse Ryder the cricketer against what many female jounrlaists will call 'The Mouth' (or a few more choice names) Mark Watson.
Undercard 3 - Jamie Ridge v Rosanna Arkle
Round 3 - Wow... what a fight, very close. Arkle throwing everything at Ridge, then to the body, Ridge firing at the head... Arkle, Arkle, Arkle fires some huge shots, Ridge counters... down to the wire what a rippr! Arkles hurt with a big right and she's coming at the GC star... wow! Smash, crash - great condition from Ridge. Arkle tring to fire some back.... this one's Ridges for sure? The bell!!!!! We'll have to go to the decision! VIDEO UP!
Round 2 - Ridge with the weight advantage more precise with her shots. Arkle throwing shots and dropping her head... but she's game even though outgunned. Arkle fighting back late in the round - great stamina from the giels and that one might just be Ridges.
Round 1 - Round 1 - No bikinis here... but Arkle has vowed to KO Ridge. We have a break as Arkle needs to take her belly button ring out - oops. Here we go... all Arkle as she explodes, Ridge fights back... Ridge covering up well... they are going for it... Arkle aggressive but little power,.. it's left right left right...Ridge, Ridge, Ridge... bang, bang, bang... Arkle connects on the jaw... now it's Arkle covering up.... they are both getting punches in and exchanging blows... close.
Right into the next fight. Girls making their way to the ring now.
Undercard 4 -Daniel McKinnon v Faimasasa Tavui
Round 1 - McKinnon stops Tavui in the first round. He bent him over with body shots them finished him off. Tavui had had enough and the towel gets thrown in. VIDEO UP.
right into the next fight...
Undercard 5: Isaac Peach vs James Uoka - 4 x 3 minute rounds
Round 1 - Peach with reach and height advantage. We're underway... just feeling each other out... Peach with a couple of early shots.... Peach coming forward and is the aggressor... he's a very upright fighter and can be vunerable to a counter. Peach getting inside... he's making the most of it so far. Uoka needs to turn this into a brawl... Peach wins that first one.
Round 2 - No huge hits as yet. Uoka has power and Peach is not respecting it. Uoka tries to load up a couple of times but it's still Peach searching with a jab and then throwing a right hand round house. Peach rushes at him the end of the round... not a lot in that one.
Round 3 - All Peach so far again as he presses the action... Uoka walking into range without throwing anything. Uoka now coming forward but there are no punches landing... Peach with a crisp right hand that lands on the button. Peach just picking off Uoka. Uoka with some urgency right at the end.
Round 4 - This has been a shut out so far. Uoka suddenly explodes , Peach hits back with a double right. The scrap has begun, Uoka needs a knock out. Smash, smash, smash as Peach hammers away at Uoka as he has him cornered. Uoka survives - just. Peach at him again.... referee stops it. PEACH gets the TKO. VIDEO UP.
First fight not far away ladies and gentlemen... We've got our live pictures and as soon as the fighters start to enter the ring we'll let you know. Unfortunately, as it is with boxing, exact timing isn't a strong suit.
There's plenty of nervous energy around mixed in with a dash of excitement and once we add the smell of sweat and the spillage of blood then this crowd will be ripping into it.
Smart... classy... that's how you can describe the dress standard at Sky City Convention City tonight.
Tick, tick, tick... trying to mentally move time forward so we can get some action.
Getting ready to rumble... 20 minutes now and Howard Dobson is in the arena and he tells us that David Tua is picking Shane Cameron to put Monte Barrett on the canvas.
Boy, we're getting excited here... hope that it's the same wherever you are. Ryder... now we have the good word that he will put Watson on the canvas tonight... let's see how good that word it.
If you can't get to a television, we'll have the DAVID TUA EXCLUSIVE STORY online just before 7pm and throw a link your way.
It's a little over half an hour until we take out live feed and reports are mixed about the bikinis. Some say yep, Arkle will be bikini-clad but others are saying that she won't. I guess we'll just have to wait until the GC star hits the ring.
The fights are not far away so in the meantime watch Cameron and Barrett duke it out verbally at the weigh in. The event for those at the boxing starts at 7pm and we will be getting out pictures at 7pm with live updates to start just before.
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Fight schedule/undercard
The event gets underway at 6pm but fight times are dependent on how long each bout takes.
Undercard 5: Isaac Peach vs James Uoka - 4 x 3 minute rounds
Undercard 4: Daniel McKinnon vs Taito Raturere – 12 x 3 minute rounds
Undercard 3: Jaime Ridge vs Rosanna Arkle - 3 x 2 minute rounds
Undercard 2: Jesse Ryder vs Mark Watson – 3 x 2 minute rounds
Undercard 1: Joseph Parker vs Dean Garmonsway – 6 x 3 minute rounds
Premier Undercard: Solomon Haumono (Aus) vs Joey Wilson (NZ) – 8 x 3 minute rounds
Main Event: Shane Cameron (NZ) vs Monte Barrett (USA) - 12 x 3 minute rounds
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