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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa .
Balboa shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Balboa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roberts wants to stand but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Balboa tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Balboa stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa slips a jab from Roberts.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Balboa staying out of range there.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Roberts with a hook.
Balboa rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balboa has time to react.
Roberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balboa is rocked!
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balboa jumps guard.
Roberts stands up and waves to Balboa to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Balboa stands up from Roberts's guard - Balboa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Balboa 's takedown attempt.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Balboa around his waist. Balboa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa 's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa .
Roberts punishes Balboa 's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboa gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Balboa 's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Balboa .
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberts but Roberts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balboa rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Balboa pulls Roberts into guard.
Balboa pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa .
Balboa is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him.
Balboa is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Balboa .
Balboa pulls guard effortlessly.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balboa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Balboa .
A left and a right from Roberts both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Balboa forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Balboa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Roberts.
Jab by Roberts.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Roberts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the cage.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Balboa moves away and avoids it.
Balboa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts misses with a combination
and Balboa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roberts throws a jab but it's blocked by Balboa .
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Balboa 's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Roberts.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa pulls guard effortlessly.
Roberts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paul Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Roberts is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Balboa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Roberts's back instead.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet but Balboa has full control of the position and if anything, Roberts has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Balboa .
Roberts covering up well under a series of strikes from Balboa .
Will Balboa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Roberts has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Roberts defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts trying to get back to his feet but Balboa is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Roberts.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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