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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Elton John - The Measure of a Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tama Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Te Huna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balboa eats them both and turns towards Te Huna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Te Huna walks into a stiff left hand from Balboa.
Te Huna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa misses with a body shot
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.
Te Huna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balboa back to the cage. Te Huna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Te Huna throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Te Huna throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Te Huna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Te Huna slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Balboa prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Balboa pushes Te Huna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa lands a nice hook to Te Huna's body. Te Huna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Te Huna avoids it well.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Te Huna sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Te Huna throws a one two combo.
Te Huna looks gassed!
Te Huna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa rushes Te Huna and presses him up against the cage.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa is leaning against Te Huna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Te Huna up against the cage.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Te Huna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa stalling the fight.
Balboa digs a right hand into Te Huna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Te Huna's gas tank.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Te Huna's head back.
Te Huna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Te Huna is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Te Huna or not.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa works on Te Huna's body with a couple of short punches.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Balboa - that landed with a thud.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rocky Balboa.
Balboa rushes Te Huna and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Te Huna or not.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balboa shoots in and gets a takedown into Te Huna's guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Te Huna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balboa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Te Huna wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
Te Huna pulls Balboa in to control the position.
Balboa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Te Huna is on top in guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Te Huna is controlling the position.
Te Huna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Te Huna is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Balboa wants to sweep here but Te Huna controlling him for the moment.
Te Huna working some strikes from top position.
Te Huna won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa is looking to wear down Te Huna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Te Huna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Te Huna works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
Te Huna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Te Huna.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa working Te Huna over with knees to the body.
Te Huna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
Te Huna is pressed up against the cage. Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Te Huna down to the mat. Te Huna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Te Huna misses with a double jab.
Balboa has Te Huna up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Balboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa crunches a lovely knee into Te Huna's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Te Huna has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. Te Huna sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Te Huna.
Balboa throws a right hand that Te Huna ducks under and follows up with a left that Te Huna also avoids with ease.
Balboa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Te Huna back to the cage. Balboa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balboa takes a swing at Te Huna's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Te Huna avoids nicely.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tama Te Huna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Te Huna looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Te Huna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Te Huna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Te Huna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Te Huna thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
Te Huna misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Balboa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Te Huna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balboa stalling.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Te Huna against the cage.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa swings for the body but Te Huna moves out of range.
Balboa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balboa connects with a body shot that sends Te Huna's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Huna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by Te Huna.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have Te Huna backpedaling.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Te Huna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Te Huna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa slows down the pace here.
Te Huna tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Te Huna gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balboa.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balboa obliges.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Balboa.
Balboa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Te Huna's defenses.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
A short left from Balboa.
Knees to the body from Balboa.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa stalling.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa presses Te Huna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
Tama Te Huna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Balboa.
Balboa lands a damaging elbow.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa landing knees to the body.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balboa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
A less than humble Rocky Balboa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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