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00:00Let's have a good clean fight, touch gloves, good luck.
00:04So there is plenty of excitement in that ring ahead of this, our co-main event, Mia Motu
00:14is just delighted to be here and she takes on Shannon O'Connell in a very intriguing
00:22female matchup.
00:23Eight two minute rounds in this one and as mentioned Motu was meant to be fighting for
00:29two of the world titles against Ellie Scottney in the UK later this month, that fight fell
00:35over so they made this one the next day.
00:38Straight through goes Motu and working hard to the body and over the top as well and she
00:44pushes forward and she's strong like you know Jazzy.
00:47Oh yeah you can definitely feel those body shots, I know it personally, but yeah she's
00:52coming in hot, you can feel the energy it's electric.
00:56She is pushing forward is Motu and O'Connell has to give some back and she does with a
01:02lovely left hook.
01:04Absolutely no filling out process whatsoever, the girls are just getting straight into it,
01:08love to see it.
01:10I think that's a big thing in female boxing you know we like to come out hard from that
01:13first round because we've only got the two minutes so it's very fast paced but they're
01:17definitely setting it.
01:19Yeah well no fucking around here, Motu's the one pushing forward and Shannon O'Connell
01:25trying to pick her off with one shot at a time, she scored with a nice left hook did
01:29O'Connell and that right hand as well but body shots galore and work over the top as
01:35well from Motu as O'Connell finds the body.
01:38Pressing forward and waiting to explode is Motu but O'Connell, she leads the action
01:49with her back against the rope she fires that right hand.
01:54You can hear the power in both the girls' punches.
01:59As Motu just eases forward, tries to find that right hand.
02:04Body shots from O'Connell.
02:10Jabbing now O'Connell, Motu comes forward and throws out that left hook.
02:17Accurate punching from O'Connell, Motu storming forward still.
02:26Good shots, right hand got through.
02:29The heads came together and we have a big cut up in the hair of Shannon O'Connell.
02:35So the heads came together hard and there is a cut in the hairline, it's bleeding a
02:42lot, it's not in a bad spot but plenty of blood is out, Doctor goes to have a look.
02:48If you get a cut that's where you want it.
02:50So the heads came together as they met against the ropes and obviously we will continue with
02:57the positioning of the cut but it's going to play a part because it's bleeding profusely
03:03at this stage and Motu will continue to storm forward as O'Connell finds a big shot and
03:11Motu's got it.
03:12Big shots from near Motu, O'Connell has to cover up here because Motu is pouring them
03:18in and there's blood everywhere.
03:22Motu scored big with O'Connell against the ropes.
03:29And O'Connell, we have a big cut up in the hair of O'Connell.
03:34With O'Connell against the ropes.
03:39And O'Connell with her face completely covered now in blood is right up against it here because
03:48Mia Motu found her and found her big.
03:52I think I wore a bit of that Ben.
03:54Welcome to commentary Sam Goodman who's worn white pants in a huge era and is now covered
04:03in blood but look at that, look at the damage she's taken, a clash of heads, an enormous
04:09cut and then Motu, well she saw the blood and she just stormed forward and somehow Shannon
04:17O'Connell stayed up.
04:25That was a huge round for Mia Motu, that's exactly what you want to come to in a fight.
04:30That's where the heads came together.
04:34Can you hear this? Tell me.
04:35I think you could see the heads come together a little bit in this fight with how Shannon's
04:39moving and how Motu's pressing forward, I think you could really see a few clashes of
04:43heads in this fight.
04:44Well let's see how Shannon O'Connell has recovered because she took enormous shots.
04:50She was up against the ropes, she couldn't cover up and Motu just poured through with
04:55power.
04:57Ranked number one in the world.
05:00Motu said she wasn't looking past this fight with Shannon O'Connell but clearly she wants
05:06to send a statement to the world champion Ellie Scottney who she was meant to face later
05:13this month and now hopes to face at some stage soon and she is pouring forward again.
05:21O'Connell firing back and picking good shots but there's a lot of power in what Motu is
05:29doing.
05:35There's another good shot, that right hand from Motu.
05:41O'Connell came back well, the blood continues to pour down the right side of O'Connell's
05:48face.
05:51With a minute left in this round, she'll be covered in it again soon.
05:59A bloody trans-Tasman battle we are seeing here between Motu and O'Connell.
06:06Good boxing too from O'Connell, she has to weather this storm but what a storm it is.
06:13Head's out, head's out.
06:16Working on the inside is O'Connell, Motu comes back.
06:26Brutal stuff.
06:30Big right hand from Motu, O'Connell came straight back.
06:37Body shots too from Motu, O'Connell comes back with a shot on the inside.
06:43One, two, three and four from O'Connell.
06:46Take a step back ladies.
06:50Motu just eases through.
06:51I don't think Shannon can look to move the whole fight, I think at times she's going
06:55to have to get a bit of respect herself.
06:58Big shots, big shots from Motu, two left hooks got through.
07:03She needs to get some respect, she can't continue to back up and let Motu press forward like
07:08this otherwise it's just going to be one way traffic the whole time.
07:11Especially with her hands down.
07:15This round has been going a long, long time.
07:17I don't know if our timekeeper has forgotten about the two minute rounds that were meant
07:23to be fighting but it goes on here between Motu and O'Connell in round two.
07:34Ten seconds left in the duration with travel here.
07:39Big shot from O'Connell.
07:41And another right hand.
07:44Blood all over the face of O'Connell again.
07:49Oh look at that.
07:51She's a mess.
07:53There's shotgun Shannon O'Connell.
08:07Walk around to your right when you're on the right.
08:09But I really don't want you on the right.
08:12And here's some of the action that we saw in that second round.
08:17What a mess Jazzy.
08:18Oh this is a blood bath.
08:21I definitely didn't expect this but yeah here we go.
08:24A lot of blood coming on the, everywhere.
08:28Don't even know where, everywhere.
08:30As long as it's not in this direction again I'm happy.
08:34Watch the white pants.
08:35Oh a bloody mess of a fight.
08:39And working on that damage the cut man for Shannon O'Connell is Mark Gambon.
08:46He was given the unenviable task of dealing with the Sebastian Fundora,
08:54Tim Zhu blood bath in Las Vegas.
08:59Head those heads out, heads out.
09:01As Motu storms forward and throws shots.
09:04Again, they work on the inside.
09:08There was some little rapid shots there coming from Shannon,
09:11as good as landing.
09:13One, two.
09:15I like that look more from Shannon.
09:17Trying to get a bit more respect.
09:19Not just moving the whole time.
09:21One, two and she works to the body with her left hand as well.
09:23Good boxing from Shannon O'Connell.
09:25She takes more shots over the top.
09:27Good shot from O'Connell but Motu with the power in the right hand.
09:31Good shot from O'Connell but Motu with the power in the right hand.
09:34Keep the head up.
09:49Exchange jabs.
09:53Jabbing well O'Connell.
09:55Coming back with her own left hand is Motu.
09:57O'Connell boxing well but now Motu corners her on the ropes.
10:05One, two and three O'Connell.
10:13Big shot again.
10:15Motu with that right hand.
10:17O'Connell she came straight back.
10:19Watch those heads coming in.
10:21Watch those heads is the advice from the referee.
10:27They are slamming together and there's already so much damage.
10:31Stop bleeding for now though.
10:35Right hand and a big left hand too.
10:37Miya Motu.
10:39Now sneak shots come back from O'Connell but Motu's got her.
10:43Knight Miya Motu goes to work on Shannon O'Connell with only seconds left in this round.
10:51A huge egg on the head of O'Connell to go with the cut and she is being battered here by the Kiwi.
11:00That was a lot of damage copped on O'Connell there.
11:04And she stood up.
11:06What about the toughness of O'Connell to stand up to those shots.
11:10Have a look at that.
11:12The swelling.
11:14O'Connell look at this.
11:17She has taken all sorts of damage here.
11:25And Gareth Williams in the corner of O'Connell have a decision to make here because look at this.
11:32Look at those shots.
11:38That's incredible toughness.
11:40She's showing a set of whiskers that's for sure.
11:43I'm really worried about that swelling.
11:45I can't afford that.
11:47It's not a good spot and that's not going to be good for the fight going forward for Shannon O'Connell.
11:51This is no good for Shannon O'Connell.
11:54She is boxing as well as she can but she is just in there with someone who is so very strong.
12:03Red, blue here.
12:05Both of you come in.
12:07Both heads up.
12:09Step back.
12:11Good luck with that referee.
12:13Time.
12:15Round four.
12:17Here they go and O'Connell credit to her straight on that jab.
12:20It's what she needs to do but Motu is happy to walk through a few shots to give something big.
12:28Shannon is one tough cookie.
12:30She is just coming forward with those shots.
12:32Break.
12:34Stop.
12:36Very impressed with Motu's use of her hands defense when she's going forward.
12:39She's catching punches well and then flying straight shots back straight into Shannon.
12:43She's really having trouble seeing that straight right hand after she finishes catching her shot as well.
12:48She's only been a pro for four years now Motu.
12:54Big shot there with the right hand from O'Connell.
12:57Those heads.
12:59The heads slam together again.
13:01She's tried so hard as Shannon O'Connell.
13:03Found a perfect right hand there as Motu tried to find her and Motu leaps out.
13:10Scored with a big right hand.
13:12There's the left hook as well.
13:14O'Connell against these ropes where she's found herself in so much trouble in this fight.
13:18Well they've thrown the towel.
13:20And they have stopped the fight.
13:22They've stopped the fight.
13:24Knight Mia Motu gets her stoppage victory.
13:27The corner showed mercy in O'Connell.
13:31Who was beaten and bloodied and bruised and swollen.
13:36But ultimately had to be pulled out.
13:44Wow.
13:46What a performance from Mia Motu.
13:52She walked through shots and delivered decisive blows and well they had to pull her out Sam.
14:00Absolutely.
14:01I think the swelling on her forehead was just in the end way too much to continue.
14:07Those hematomas are not good for fighting.
14:11Best to live to fight another day I think.
14:14Extraordinary stuff.
14:16That cut.
14:18Might have to invoice both girls for a new set of pants.
14:21Because half of it sprayed over here.
14:23Yeah there was blood absolutely everywhere.
14:26When the heads came together.
14:29It just changed the complexion of what Shannon O'Connell was doing and Mia Motu.
14:34She didn't need another invitation.
14:38She is brutal.
14:41What a performance from Mia Motu.
14:44In a fight she took on 10 days notice against a female boxing legend from this part of the world.
14:53And she loves it.
14:56Smiled all the way to the ring and then got involved in a back and forth war which she won brutally.
15:08And these are the highlights.
15:10What is it she does so well aside from be very strong Mia Motu.
15:14She is definitely very very strong.
15:16But I really like how she does use her hands to catch punches and then looks to fire back.
15:21Shannon was having a real tough time reading that I thought.
15:23So that use of mixing up her hands and that pressure and then looking to fire straight down the pipe.
15:30Beautiful stuff to watch.
15:32And credit to O'Connell taking this fight outside her weight division.
15:35And on 10 days notice she has taken damage but she has lost no admirers.
15:42That seems very uncomfortable him just pushing into that swelling there.
15:47Doesn't look nice at all.
15:49And she wanted to continue to.
15:50So props to Shannon.
15:52She's as tough as they come.
15:54But I think that is for the best to call it a day.
15:58Absolutely.
16:00And Motu was mentioned she was meant to fight Ellie Scottney for the IBF and WBO world titles in Manchester on the 26th of October.
16:07Scottney pulled out of that fight with injury 10 days ago.
16:11So the next day this was put together.
16:14But Motu does want that shot.
16:17She is number one with the IBF at Superbantam weights.
16:22And she waits for her shot at the big belt.
16:26She's already got the IBO.
16:28She wants to fight for the major belts the IBF and the WBO world titles.
16:33And after a performance like that.
16:36That's exactly what she deserves.
16:39An incredible boxing story.
16:41And an amazing boxer to watch as well.
16:47Well we've just seen all out war.
16:50A bloody battle in our co-main events.
16:53Knight Mia Motu defeats the tough Shannon O'Connell.
16:58And it's a win for the Kiwis.
17:01And they're involved of course in the next of our fights with Andrei Mikhailovich.
17:06He's the challenger against the world champion Jenabek Alimanula.
17:11That comes up next.
17:13But right now here's our ring announcer Stephen Payos to make it official.
17:16Ladies and gentlemen time to make this one official.
17:19The end comes at one minute and six seconds of round number four.
17:23The red corner retiring their fighter.
17:26The victory a TKO in favor of your winner.
17:31Blue corner still undefeated.
17:35Knight Mia Motu.