Tua-Cameron Round by Round Results

David Tua (ranked #7 in the latest SportsRatings heavyweight rankings) takes on #117 Shane Cameron in New Zealand. Tua is 49-3-1 to Cameron's 23-1-0 record.

Before the introductions, a bell was rung twelve times for the victims of the recent Samoan earthquake/tsunami. The Samoan national anthem followed, then the New Zealand national anthem "God Defend New Zealand" sung by Howard Morrisson Jr. whose father recently passed.

Introductions began with Tua entering the ring first to very mellow Samoan music. Looking very muscular and relaxed. Now dancing around the ring. Cameron enters to a hip-hop version of Kenny Rogers "The Gambler." Unlike Tua he has a light robe on, one more typical of a martial artist. Also carries his minor regional belts that Tua covets. The crowd sounds roughly evenly divided between Tua and Cameron supporters, perhaps more cheering for Cameron with more booing him as well.

• Round One: Jabs from Cameron, keeping Tua at distance. Tua is moving his head, looking for openings, seeing what Cameron is offering. Tua lands a soft left to the head. Tua connects with a combination. Cameron throwing more, Tua throwing very few punches but all have hit. Tua misses with huge left hook. TUA knocks Cameron down. Cameron beats count but Tua comes in and levels him again...Cameron back up but ref called time (perhaps to examine Cameron?) and round ended. The first knockdown was set up by a strong left after which Tua chased Cameron to the ropes, for the second one Tua pinned him to the ropes again and unloaded. Tua 10-7.
• Round Two: Tua presses action and unloads immediately with ungodly punches...Cameron is taking everything and not giving back...referee finally steps in as Cameron collapses to the canvas. Tua wins by TKO just 7 seconds into round two. Tua by TKO

During the 2nd 1st round knockdown one of the announcers felt Tua could have been disqualified for hitting Cameron after he had fallen to one knee, but the action was so fast I don't think that's relevant. Or maybe he was saying that Cameron hadn't really beaten the count? I'm not sure.

Cameron took a huge amount of punishment in a short amount of time in all three knockdowns, eating about 15 huge shots at the beginning of round two, only staying up because the power of the punches had him backed into the ropes. Awesome display of power by Tua, just as we had expected, though not necessarily so early in the fight. If this doesn't stir interesting in Tua then nothing will.

Comments

[Paul]

Tua really gave it to him then eh? Good show for David, hope he takes advantge of it this time out.