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00:00Please, for your referees' instructions.
00:03Instructions, fellas, obey my instructions at all the time,
00:06and most importantly, protect yourselves at all times.
00:09Touch them up. Let's go, boys.
00:13Begrudgingly, they touch gloves.
00:15It is on.
00:17Absolutely electric.
00:20What an atmosphere.
00:21It is lifting the roof off in here.
00:23When the bell goes, the electricity you can feel.
00:27Gallon wanted three-minute rounds, but it's eight two-minute rounds
00:30to settle this one.
00:32Gallon right on the front foot.
00:34Sonny Bill trying to keep him at arm's length.
00:37Trying to utilize that superior reach advantage.
00:40He weighs six kilos heavier as well, Sonny Bill.
00:43But Gallon getting in and under immediately.
00:46Sonny's got to keep him at bay.
00:48Keep Gallon at bay and stop him on getting there.
00:51He's going to have a better chance of victory.
00:53He's got to bring him one of those big, long levers that Sonny possesses.
00:56Gallon's a war horse, and he's already landed the first shot
00:59to the body the first five seconds.
01:01Oh, big right hook just whistled past Gallon the way through there.
01:06Nice shot by Sonny, just missing.
01:08Keep that left hand up is the cry from Sonny's corner.
01:13He's searching with the jab. Gallon again as they lock up.
01:23No secret that Sonny was going to try and tie him up inside,
01:27stop and negate Paul Gallon for being the bull that he's inside.
01:30Okay, keep it going.
01:31Gallon's going to try and be effective to come in here.
01:33That's where Sonny needs to be at range for those long levers.
01:39If you keep that long range, you could have an easy night.
01:44Already past the midpoint of this opening round.
01:46They'll fly by quickly.
01:47Gallon just wants to get him to round seven and eight,
01:50and then take over.
01:51That's his game plan.
01:52Sonny Bill just backs into the ropes briefly.
01:56We saw against Terziasky, he came home strong.
01:59We saw against Hooney, his engine lasted.
02:01He made Hooney work to the very last bell.
02:03Oh, good right hand there.
02:04Nice crisp shot by Sonny Bill.
02:05Again, he put him coming in.
02:07They're going to take their toll, Speedy.
02:12Sonny can get his eye in and stay relaxed.
02:14He could pick Gallof coming in all night.
02:18Ten seconds out.
02:19Ten seconds remaining in the opening round.
02:21Is there one or two last punches to throw here?
02:25He thought about it there, SBW.
02:27Feigned in the end, and that'll do us for the opening round.
02:30Sonny Bill gets that round and a couple of clean shots there.
02:33Took a while to land him, but he found his eye,
02:35got his rhythm, got his distance.
02:37His last bout, 2022, beaten by Mark Hunt.
02:40Does Gallon need to follow that blueprint of Hunt?
02:43Well, I was sitting inside commentating that fight,
02:45and I could just see Mark just beating.
02:48We saw a nice right hand there by Sonny Bill-Williams.
02:51Mark found his range, found his rhythm,
02:53and in about three or four rounds,
02:55he started wearing Sonny down.
02:56So, look, it's no secret.
02:59We swam there.
03:00Gallon's wife has turned up to watch the fight.
03:02And it's in the house.
03:03She's looking relaxed.
03:04And it's in the house.
03:05She's looking relaxed.
03:06I know my wife, you know,
03:07she was happy when I got smacked,
03:08but I didn't put the bins out the way before.
03:10She was sometimes going off my bone.
03:11There's your punishment.
03:12Give it to him.
03:13So, some final instructions from Taps.
03:18Trying to calm Sonny down.
03:20Listen before you get out there again.
03:22Sonny looked good that round.
03:23That's a promising round for Sonny Bill.
03:25Big deep breath from Gallon as he prepares to go at it again here.
03:32Sonny needs to just sit out range, man.
03:34Just sit out there and just keep peppering.
03:36Keep him up.
03:37Good overhand right there by Gallon.
03:39This is what we expect from Paul Gallon.
03:42Reeling off the body shots.
03:44He's leaning on ya.
03:45He's leaning on ya.
03:46He looks frustrated.
03:47He wants the referee to be on top of this.
03:48They talked about it yesterday.
03:50He's going to be tied up by Sonny Bill.
03:53Sonny's got to keep pulling,
03:54just keep popping those shots out there.
03:56Keep Gallon off balance.
03:58Not letting him get in a rhythm and not find his way in.
04:00Nice shot by Sonny Bill.
04:01Beautiful uppercut.
04:02Oh, another uppercut.
04:03And onto the ropes and nearly over them went Sonny Bill
04:07as Gallon shoved him towards the ropes,
04:10but Sonny Bill's letting it go.
04:12Sonny Bill Williams tying off on Paul Gallon.
04:15Beautiful uppercut in close again.
04:17He's taking on not just Sonny Bill,
04:19but Father Time the G-Train,
04:21and he's battling here.
04:22He's stunned Paul Gallon early.
04:24That's very promising for Sonny Bill.
04:26Once he gets his eye and if he gets his confidence up.
04:28Oh, a big right hand by Sonny Bill.
04:30He's stunned Paul Gallon.
04:31He nearly dropped him.
04:33Gallon somehow keeps his foot through it all.
04:36Now the putting shots are coming.
04:38Wow wee, I didn't expect this so early.
04:41It keeps him on the end of this.
04:43He's going to be an early knight for Sonny Bill Williams.
04:45He's hurting Paul Gallon.
04:46Picking him off.
04:48What are you marking up?
04:50You have the right eye and the left eye here, Gallon.
04:52Copping some treatment big time.
04:54Stop and break.
04:55Stop and break.
04:56Don't hit on the break.
04:58Keep it clean for him.
05:00Big leg caught there by Sonny Bill.
05:03Gallon's a bit stuck there.
05:05He's not sure what to do.
05:07He only expected this barrage and this ferocity from Sonny Bill Williams.
05:11Come on.
05:12Three yards.
05:13Punch away.
05:1415 seconds ago speedy.
05:15Big round for Sonny Bill.
05:16Punch away.
05:17Come on.
05:18Let him go, Sonny.
05:19Let him go.
05:20Sonny Bill has been on top throughout round number two after winning the first according to Danny Green.
05:26He's hanging on.
05:27Let's go.
05:28Massive round for Sonny Bill Williams.
05:3010-9 or 10-8 kind of round.
05:31I'd give it a 10-9.
05:32Hard to be a 10-8.
05:33Two-minute rounds.
05:34Unless you're really going there.
05:35But these uppercuts.
05:36Beautiful shots from Sonny Bill.
05:37Caught him on the back foot with an uppercut.
05:38Just clipped him and he catches him again.
05:39Good.
05:40The uppercut's working perfect.
05:41See his legs just stutter there and staggered there.
05:42Gallin a little right there.
05:43That was the shot that hurt him.
05:44See Gallin just go.
05:45Oh, that hurt.
05:46Bang.
05:47Temple shot by Sonny Bill Williams.
05:48Keep in mind, Speedy.
05:49Sonny Bill is a massive man when you're throwing those people up, Speedy.
05:50They're going to sting.
05:51Well, no, no, no.
05:52Just stick to the game plan.
05:53Don't panic.
05:54Don't get excited.
05:55Just go back to the sharp jab that uppercut said everything out.
05:57He's going to go.
05:58He's going to go.
05:59He's going to go.
06:00He's going to go.
06:01He's going to go.
06:02He's going to go.
06:03He's going to go.
06:04He's going to go.
06:05He's going to go.
06:06He's going to go.
06:07He's going to go.
06:12He's going to go.
06:13Dress him up.
06:14Right?
06:15Don't sit in the pocket.
06:17That's Sonny Bill's wife Alana also watching on ringside.
06:19She looks a lot tenter than Gallin' wife.
06:21And for good reason.
06:22The wives go through a lot.
06:24You know, it's very difficult for the families, the kids, the wives, the parents, watching there.
06:29They'll have one punch off.
06:30And they've got five kids at home.
06:31There's four kids in the Gallin camp as well.
06:34So how's Gallin' recruits?
06:36Good body shot by Paul Gallin there.
06:38So tough that's what all his opponents say and his starring partners as well, Gal is tough and he'll fight back from what happened in round number 2 but he cops a straight left from Sonny there.
06:49You can take a crowbar in each hand and you're still going to struggle to hurt Paul Brown. He's at Warhorse.
06:57Oh he's shot.
07:01And it's searching for the left but he's a tough man to reach with that height advantage Sonny Bill.
07:06I expect to see Sonny bring that uppercut back into play soon. Don't want to keep him off.
07:11Can't allow Paul Brown to get in the rhythm and get him coming forward.
07:15Smack down another body shot there.
07:18Break, break, break. Come on Sonny.
07:21And here we lost both. Boxers over the ropes at various stages in this fight so far.
07:26Again we reached the midpoint of a round.
07:30Round number 3 here.
07:33A scheduled 8.
07:35Could we go the distance tonight or is someone going to have a big knockout run?
07:40Big body shot by Paul Brown.
07:42Is that going to bring the hands of Sonny Baruzas down and open up overhand right for Paul Brown?
07:46I think that's what he's trying to do.
07:48Working the body, putting the pressure on.
07:51Having a good round this time, Gal.
07:52This is Gal's round so far.
07:54Defensively better and attacking wise as well.
07:57Another body shot, then he goes high and back to the body again.
08:01Having a good round Paul Brown.
08:03This is where he loves to be.
08:06Right in the mix, Speedy.
08:08And those body shots can add up later in the fight.
08:10Absolutely.
08:11They take the engine one.
08:12They take the gas out of the engine.
08:14That's where Sonny ends to be on that beautiful long jab.
08:17That's it.
08:18Gal's got to come back with that beautiful body shot.
08:21Get in under.
08:22Good jab by Paul Gallen in the body there.
08:27The bell sounds.
08:28A fantastic response from the G train.
08:31Come back round for Paul Gallen.
08:33Two rounds to one.
08:42That was the early one that landed and set the tone.
08:44On the lat.
08:45You know, and that's going to affect Sonny's punching off his left hand.
08:48But also, this is what you expect from Paul Gallen.
08:51You expect him to come back and be a Trojan.
08:58Hasn't fought since November of 2022.
09:01It was only Sonny Bill Williams that would bring him out of retirement
09:04when he finally said yes to this fight.
09:07That they explained they wanted nearly a decade ago.
09:10Those interviews inside the ring in 2015 with Bo Ryan.
09:14Well, it's here.
09:15It's here.
09:16It's now.
09:17And we're into round four.
09:18Nearly halfway through this fight.
09:20And so far it has disappointed.
09:24Utilising all of that time in his corner on the chair.
09:27Paul Gallen to re-energise for round number four.
09:31Big right there from Paul Gallen.
09:33Sweet and miss.
09:35Searching for another body shot or two.
09:38Oh, just missed there.
09:41Got the tip of the uppercut on the way through Gallen,
09:43but just missed the big O'Van right.
09:45There it is again.
09:46Don't hold, Sonny.
09:47Don't hold.
09:48Don't hold.
09:49Come on.
09:50Hey, hey, hey, hey.
09:51Boys.
09:52The referee wants to clamp down on this.
09:54Separate these two boxes.
09:55Don't hit him on the back of the air.
09:56You don't hit him on the back of the air.
09:57And Sonny's holding him.
09:58I told you before.
09:59It's getting dirty.
10:00It's going to get dirty in here.
10:01Keep it clean.
10:02Again, what you expect from Gallen.
10:04This is how he wins, mate.
10:05It's a junkyard dog.
10:06Fighting's not always pretty.
10:10Sonny Bill trying to get back to what we saw in the first couple of rounds here.
10:13Throw the right hand is the cry from Taps.
10:26Sonny can just relax on that right hand and just pop it off when he catches him coming in.
10:31You'll have good success.
10:33Oh!
10:34Quick response came from Sonny Bill as Gallen through the right.
10:39Complaints about hitting the back of the head from Sonny Bill.
10:42Keep it clean.
10:43Let's go!
10:44Referee has his hands full with this grudge match.
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11:58If you missed it earlier tonight, Sonny Bill, rather Anthony Mundine, of course,
12:02his son Raheem the dream fought and won and then challenged your boy Archie
12:06to a fight down the track and he claimed to also he beat you twice.
12:09Of course, it was 1-1 the head to head.
12:10I didn't realise I hit him that hard.
12:12I didn't hit him with a good shot for me, but I hit him with a good shot
12:14enough to think he won the fight.
12:16But let's see what the future holds for our sons.
12:18So far, I'm really enjoying this fight.
12:21So Taps has taken the step of stepping into the ring
12:24to talk it over with the referee before the start of round five.
12:26Gollinson, get the hell out of here, Taps.
12:28And straight on the front foot again, Gollinson.
12:32Gollinson's just pressing forward.
12:35Good right hand there.
12:36Good little counter shot.
12:37What he needs to do now, he's just realised,
12:39I'm just going to pick him off when he comes in.
12:40Make it simple.
12:41There he goes again.
12:43It's there all night for him if he wants to.
12:44You've got to be careful, Gollinson's going to come over the track
12:46with that big swinging right hand.
12:48What a sight it is when the punches land
12:50and the sweat flies off the melon.
12:53Somebody's all now looking for body shots.
12:55Good left, ripped there by Sonny Bill-Williams.
12:58Mix it up a bit, go to body, slow that big tank that he's got there.
13:03It's good to stay there.
13:04You heard that one echo around Kudos Bank Arena.
13:06Gollinson landing his fair share.
13:08Sonny Bill, nice left jab, finds a way through the defences
13:11and pull Gollinson.
13:13And they're the shots that impress the judges,
13:14those snappy shots that jab the head back
13:16and smack the sweat off the skin.
13:18Another left jab.
13:19Could that become the telling feature of this fight?
13:22Sonny is throwing them and landing them.
13:24Well, it should be, and it should have been from the start.
13:25He's got beautiful long levers.
13:27Keep them away.
13:28But it's really easy to say that,
13:30but against a guy like Gow, it's really hard to do.
13:32Midway through round number five.
13:35Bang!
13:35Big, stunning right hand by Paul Gunner.
13:37I dare say the colour of Sonny Bill Williams-Euron
13:42will be painted a bit red
13:44because he's been popping some fun to the kid he's before going.
13:47That's some inside knowledge there from the Green Machine.
13:4930 seconds, 30 seconds.
13:54From the left and then fighting up with a body shot.
13:57The G-Train finds a nice combination
13:59and then stun Sonny Bill.
14:01With the left, the eyes blinked a little
14:03in rapid fire from Sonny Bill.
14:05Another tough round of score.
14:09Like, Gow scored some really big body shots,
14:11that beautiful straight left.
14:17Into the final 10 seconds of round number five.
14:19You can see why Gow wanted three-minute rounds,
14:22but we wound up with the two-minute rounds
14:24and there's three more to go after this.
14:29Well, that's another tough round of score
14:30because Gow did come back strong at the end
14:32although he was getting peppered with that jab
14:35at the start of the round.
14:36Here's some highlights here, Speedy.
14:37This right hand.
14:40Beautiful right hand.
14:43He's going to have ribs like a bag of chips
14:44after this fight.
14:46And there was that punch from Gow.
14:48This might be...
14:48Yeah, that's the one that landed.
14:50Sure, that's enough to maybe put him on top in that round.
14:53It's difficult because Sonny landed
14:55about three or four of those to begin with
14:56although his head didn't snap back
14:58because I don't think Gow possesses a neck.
15:00I think he's bored a neck.
15:01Look at this.
15:02This is the stats tonight.
15:04Almost two to one in terms of punches landed for Gow.
15:07Yeah.
15:07And yet on your scorecard, again,
15:09you're not looking at it that way,
15:10but on your scorecard from what you're seeing,
15:12you've got Sonny Billing from.
15:14It's difficult to score
15:15and I don't profess to be a boxing judge.
15:18You know, I know the game.
15:19You got it right, Elliot.
15:20You're on fire tonight.
15:22I think just so far,
15:23but that's the comfort of the score.
15:25It's almost even, I reckon,
15:26maybe Sonny's up by round.
15:27Oh, good right hand there.
15:29I think Sonny's up by round.
15:30Of course, they could take it out
15:31of the judges' hands with a KO here.
15:34Oh, good right hand, Sonny.
15:37Gow can't sit in that pocket.
15:38He's got to get inside.
15:39He can't just stay there.
15:43Slaps one into the chest region again.
15:45Gow can now go into work
15:46and they lock up again.
15:49With three less fear,
15:50trying to break them clear
15:51and Gow can says,
15:52I'm right on top,
15:53right where I want it.
15:54And he let him go at it.
15:57Sonny Bill reacted in a short
15:59right from the team track.
16:02Let's go.
16:10Sonny probing again here.
16:11footwork elite.
16:16Nearly halfway through round six.
16:19Sonny Bill's round so far.
16:21That jab again.
16:23He's going to catch him
16:24with that right hand
16:24when he comes in.
16:27Like that.
16:28If he puts a bit of herb on him.
16:31There, he's just losing it up.
16:32He's finding his range now,
16:33Sonny Bill Williams.
16:33This is where he wants to be.
16:35Gow can't just sit out there,
16:36mate.
16:36He's going to get picked up
16:36for another day.
16:38Cheered on across the ditch
16:39in New Zealand
16:40almost went over the rope again.
16:43And that puts Gow can back
16:45on the ropes.
16:46And that's the tactics
16:47Sonny's going to employ.
16:48Just lean on him,
16:49take his juice
16:50and mitigate the firepower
16:52that Gow's got inside.
16:53The boos ring out.
16:55Kudos Bankerina
16:56not happy with the tactics.
16:57As we said before,
17:04the sport of boxing
17:05and the out of boxing
17:06is to hit and not get hit.
17:07And that's what Sonny's
17:08been doing this round.
17:09Again, nice little jab.
17:12And Gowen throws his jabs.
17:13They're nowhere near connecting,
17:14of course,
17:15with that reach advantage.
17:16Correct.
17:18Oh, three-punch combo.
17:19Combination from Sonny Bill
17:21right on top
17:21in this round.
17:23Ten seconds.
17:23And now dancing
17:24at the back end of it
17:25as the bell sounds.
17:26Give that round to Sonny Bill.
17:27And a good round
17:28for Sonny Bill Williams.
17:29Two rounds left to go
17:30and you'd have to say
17:31that Sonny's up now.
17:34Gowen's going to have to win
17:35the last two rounds
17:36to link the goals.
17:37But this is where
17:38he wanted to be, Gowen.
17:40He wanted to be going
17:41into these last two rounds
17:42and then he thought
17:43he could get on top.
17:44We'll wait and see.
17:45Yep.
17:46Yeah, beautiful,
17:46strong, long right hand.
17:48Those beautiful, long levers
17:50that I've been speaking
17:50about all night.
17:52That's what he needs
17:52to do more of, Speedy.
17:57Crisp shot,
17:58Sonny Bill Williams.
17:59Nice right-handed,
18:00gallant tough guy
18:01just shugs it off,
18:02shrugs it off.
18:05Former WBA
18:06international heavyweight champion,
18:08Sonny Bill Williams
18:09against the toughest team,
18:12Paul Gallant.
18:15More early knockouts
18:16like you at Kudos Bank Arena
18:17back in the day.
18:18Acer Arena it was back then
18:19when you got to the legend.
18:21Just the craziest atmosphere.
18:23My daughter, Chloe,
18:24walk a bit in the ring.
18:25Never forget it.
18:28Roy Jones Jr.
18:29was stopped
18:29and there's some sweat there
18:30that Sonny Bill slipped on
18:32so trying to get away
18:33from that part of the ring.
18:37Allen goes low.
18:39Grunting there
18:39with power energy
18:40just trying to get this job done.
18:42He's going to find it difficult.
18:43Sonny's hit a bit of a groove.
18:45Speedy, there he goes again.
18:46Using some angles now.
18:47Pop, pop, angles off.
18:48Goal's looks pretty tired too, man.
18:54Sonny's got fresher legs.
18:55He's just popping,
18:55bouncing around.
18:5730 seconds down.
18:59There it goes.
19:00Put in to be dancing
19:01like this
19:02in round number seven.
19:03Sonny Bill Williams
19:04Gallant chasing around
19:05and he hits him
19:06with a body shot
19:07that you could hear
19:08right around this arena.
19:10That was right
19:11in the bed box speed.
19:12That was a magnificent shot.
19:14That stung Sonny Bill.
19:17Time.
19:18Time.
19:19He's got a different look
19:20all of a sudden.
19:22SBW.
19:23Give me a hand.
19:23Give me a hand.
19:24Give me a hand.
19:24Give me a hand.
19:24He's going to take a point.
19:25One point for continuous holding.
19:27One point for continuous holding.
19:29One point for continuous holding.
19:31Back over here.
19:32Sonny, stand over there.
19:34Sonny, you all right?
19:35Well, he's been won
19:36many times.
19:37Keep the clean.
19:39Don't hold.
19:39That could be
19:40a key factor
19:41if we go to the judges' scorecard.
19:43Point deduction for Sonny Bill.
19:47He's winning this round,
19:49good left hook there by Gallen.
19:50Just missing.
19:53It was a great body shot
19:55by Paul Gallen.
19:5630 seconds earlier
19:56just before he got
19:57deducted the point.
19:58That would have hurt.
19:59Actually, that break
20:00was in Sonny's favour.
20:03Gave him a little rest.
20:03By Gallen.
20:04That's why Gallen was filthy.
20:06He's going to have to maintain
20:07the momentum.
20:09Gets on the front foot again.
20:10Another body shot
20:11just under the left armpit
20:13and goes for that spot again.
20:14What's going to be interesting,
20:15Speedy, is are the judges
20:17going to score
20:17those great body shots
20:18that Gallen's scoring
20:19or are they going to score
20:20the head shots more?
20:21Because if they're going to
20:22score the body shots,
20:24Gallen's landed a ton.
20:27Still needs a few more though.
20:28Sonny Bill, dominant
20:29in the opening.
20:30Again, there he goes again.
20:32Clean body shot.
20:33Are they going to score that
20:33or are they going to
20:34score the clean,
20:35snappy punches upstairs
20:36that Gallen's been landing?
20:39Holding that ring
20:40with the head rocks back
20:42and uppercut got through
20:43from Sonny Bill.
20:44That just won the round
20:45for Sonny Bill Williams.
20:47Beautiful, clean uppercut.
20:48The sport of professional boxing
20:49scored on the damage
20:51of the punches.
20:52That was beautiful.
20:53But the point deduction,
20:55does that make it
20:55a level round there?
20:56I forgot about the point deduction.
20:58I'm so excited.
20:59So that's probably going to be
21:00an even round.
21:02But as I said,
21:03are they scoring the body shots
21:05from Gallen?
21:05Look at this one.
21:06Straight in the bread box.
21:08And you saw the wince
21:09from Sonny Bill.
21:10You're right.
21:11Gallen just wanted the fight
21:12to keep on going there
21:13but we had about
21:14a 20 to 30 second delay
21:16for the warning.
21:17Bang!
21:18Clean uppercut.
21:21Wowee.
21:21So it's going to be
21:23a tough round to score.
21:24That's a magic uppercut
21:25by Sonny Bill.
21:25There we go again.
21:26Those long leavers.
21:29Made their names
21:30on the rugby league field
21:31of course
21:31but they've learnt so much
21:32throughout their boxing journey
21:33and we're seeing that tonight.
21:35Yep.
21:35And I think they're
21:36learning about themselves
21:37again.
21:39They touch gloves
21:40before the start
21:41of the final round.
21:43Eight two-minute rounds
21:44and we are into the last.
21:45And the award
21:49went over the head
21:50of Sonny Bill.
21:50You can see it still
21:51spilling here.
21:52Oh, good right hand there
21:53by Sonny Bill.
21:54And this last round
21:58capping off what's been
21:59a fantastic event
22:00stance for the SVD.
22:01It's been a magic
22:02night of boxing.
22:02Punch away, punch away.
22:03And we feel like
22:04Gowan needs a knockout.
22:05He might have been told
22:06the same thing by his corner.
22:08So he needs time.
22:09He doesn't need any wrestling.
22:10I'll tell you what.
22:11You're going to get
22:12disqualified the way you're going.
22:13Wow.
22:13A threat of disqualification
22:15from the experienced referee,
22:17Les Fear.
22:19And that'll put fear
22:19into Sonny Bill.
22:21He doesn't want to give it up
22:22like that with a DQ.
22:24He's all about the dub,
22:26as he said.
22:27He didn't want to lose a penalty.
22:28I don't want to have a penalty,
22:28but he's got to be telling.
22:30A good right hand there
22:31by Sonny Bill.
22:32Nice jab there by Sonny.
22:37Headrock back again
22:38from Gowan.
22:40This fight has flown by
22:42just one minute to go.
22:45Nice uppercut there
22:46by Sonny Bill.
22:47Jabbing nicely.
22:49He's found it in the groove.
22:51Oh, the combination
22:52right and then left.
22:54Oh no, the uppercut just missed.
22:56He's finding a home
22:57for that right hand
22:58nicely, Speedy.
23:00Perfectly tying that.
23:01At the right time of this fight,
23:02he needs this last round clearly.
23:04Give us some more rounds
23:06at late notice, please.
23:07We don't want this one
23:08to end right now.
23:08I want to see 20 rounds of this.
23:13Adding the sound effect,
23:14Sonny Bill Williams.
23:16Finishing strongly here.
23:1730 seconds to go.
23:18Gowan needs to find
23:20the shot out of nowhere.
23:23Don't think he's going to find it,
23:24Sonny's got his
23:25got fresher legs here.
23:27The old warhorse Gowan
23:28just run out of legs,
23:30run out of gas.
23:32Sonny's planning
23:32some beautiful shots now,
23:34picking him off.
23:38The crowd rules
23:40at Kudos Bank Arena.
23:42These two have put on a show,
23:43but Sonny Bill Williams
23:44delighted with his performance.
23:47Gal says,
23:47I'm the winner,
23:48I'm the check.
23:50The judges will settle this one.
23:52Well, Lee, like,
23:53I'm not going to say anything
23:54until the judges
23:55get their scores,
23:56but it all comes down.
23:58Sonny Bill clearly landed
23:59the cleaner,
24:00crisper shots to the head.
24:01That's what professional boxing's about.
24:03He landed some beautiful
24:04big uppercuts,
24:05some nice right hands.
24:06He nearly dropped four Gowan.
24:08Had him stuffed in round one,
24:09in round two.
24:10Had him knackered.
24:11To his credit,
24:12the warhorse came back,
24:13but he landed so many body shots.
24:16Are the judges going to score
24:17those body shots?
24:18Let's fight when, see.
24:20And there is a lover of boxing,
24:22Mark Bosnick,
24:22who spoke to us earlier
24:23in the night,
24:24and he said,
24:24maybe a draw in this one.
24:26Is that a chance?
24:27And a rematch?
24:28I hope not.
24:29We're not going to extend
24:29these guys' sporting careers,
24:31are we?
24:32Well, you know what?
24:33If Stamper were on another show
24:34like this,
24:35and we get to do it
24:36and run it back again,
24:37mate, I'm all for it,
24:38but I think there's
24:39got to be a victor.
24:41And being a commentator, mate,
24:43on a stick as that,
24:44I'm going to judge.
24:46But you have been on song tonight
24:47with your judgments
24:48because it's been reflected
24:50in what has come out afterwards
24:52and you feel like
24:53Sonny Bill Williams
24:53has won the fight clearly.
24:55If I was scoring the fight,
24:56I would score the fight
24:57for Sonny Bill Williams
24:57purely because of the
24:59cleaner, crisper head shots
25:00and the harder uppercuts
25:01that were more damaging
25:02than the body shots.
25:03Although that one body shot
25:05when he got deducted a point
25:06from Paul Gaughan
25:07was the best body shot
25:08of the fight.
25:09Is there a handshake
25:10incoming, though,
25:11for these two after this fight,
25:12after what they just produced?
25:14I hope so.
25:15I really hope so.
25:16You know,
25:16I hope they can put that
25:17rivalry to bed
25:18and move on with their lives
25:20and look back
25:21in five years' time,
25:22see each other for a coffee
25:23and go,
25:23you know what?
25:24We did it.
25:25We had a pretty cool run.
25:26It was pretty cool
25:27what we did.
25:28It's over now.
25:28Life moves on.
25:29As you get older,
25:30Speedy, you know,
25:30you get a bit of wisdom,
25:31you mellow,
25:32you soften up,
25:33not just around the tummy
25:34but around the head.
25:35You soften up
25:36and I hope these guys
25:37can see eye to eye
25:38in the future.
25:39You know,
25:39it was a great sporting rivalry.
25:41They put on a great show tonight
25:42and I just commend the both boys
25:45for giving us this great night
25:47because without that,
25:49we wouldn't have had
25:49the fantastic undercard.
25:50Stan Sport
25:51have put on a great show,
25:52looking to the future
25:53to what could be
25:54a permanent fixture
25:56in boxing in Australia
25:57and around the world
25:58Stan Sport
25:59started out of the box
26:00with a magic show tonight.
26:02You got your closure.
26:04You won your final fight.
26:05You could go into retirement
26:06with comfort.
26:08After that victory
26:09at Adelaide Oval
26:10over the man Mundine
26:12and so going out a winner
26:14is all important as well
26:16and Sonny Bill
26:17feels like he's done that
26:18but Gowan immediately said
26:19no, I'm the winner
26:20and that's,
26:21there's the handshake.
26:22That is great to see.
26:25They put their differences aside here
26:27and that is a signature moment
26:28being captured
26:29by the cameras here
26:30at Kudos Bank Arena
26:31but still the chit-chat goes on.
26:34But the beautiful thing
26:36about this sport
26:37that a lot of people
26:37who don't follow it
26:38don't understand
26:39is the rivalry,
26:41the rivalry turns
26:42to camaraderie.
26:48So hard to hear in here.
26:49There's been a lot of that tonight.
26:51Sorry, what did you say?
26:57We're going to hear from both fighters
27:04after the decision
27:06and we'll try and get to the bottom
27:08of what this exchange is all about.
27:10Renee Gardner has the microphone
27:11poised at the ready.
27:14And as I was saying,
27:14the great thing about boxing
27:16is that rivalry
27:17turns to endearment
27:18over punching on with each other.
27:20So the judges
27:21have handed over their scores.
27:23Steve Payos
27:24getting everyone in position.
27:25It's time to see
27:26who's won this super bout.
27:32Ladies and gentlemen,
27:34after eight rounds
27:35of boxing action,
27:36we go to the judges' scorecards
27:38for the decision.
27:41Judge Andrew Lazic
27:43scores the bout
27:4577-74.
27:48Paul Gallon.
27:48Judge Mick Heafy
27:54scores the bout
27:5577-74.
27:59Sonny Bill Williams.
28:06Judge Will Sulos
28:10scores the bout
28:1176-75.
28:16We have a winner
28:18by Split Points Decision.
28:22And ladies and gentlemen,
28:24it goes in favor of
28:26Red Corner
28:29Paul
28:32the G-Train
28:33Gallon.
28:39Gals,
28:47you just had your hand
28:48raised,
28:49but you look so
28:50despondent.
28:51I answer
28:51you.
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