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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 6552 p4p, 3927 weight class) and Jonny Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Turner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with some punches.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Turner tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
Balboa tries to score a body lock takedown but Turner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Balboa leaning against his opponent.
Balboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Balboa jumps guard.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Balboa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balboa stands up from Turner's guard - Balboa perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Turner swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balboa's hands.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Balboa motions for Turner to come forward. Balboa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Jonny Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner gets caught napping as Balboa dives in and scores a takedown. Turner manages to retain guard.
Balboa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Balboa stays in close to Turner's body and controls the position.
Balboa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa content to stall in guard here.
Balboa passes Turner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Balboa trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balboa.
Turner takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner scores with a hook.
Balboa tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner tries a body shot but Balboa blocks it.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa jumps guard but Turner stands there with Balboa around his waist. Balboa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner misses with some punches.
Balboa drags the fight down to the ground.
Turner being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Turner trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Balboa is controlling Turner's posture.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Balboa has his foot on Turner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa taking a breather.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turner works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Balboa is working for takedown but Turner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
Balboa pulls Turner into guard.
Balboa has his hands on Turner's head, controlling the position.
Balboa is looking for a triangle but Turner pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balboa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balboa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Turner scores with a body shot.
Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Turner.
Balboa just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa can't get the takedown.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Turner.
Balboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Turner has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa drags the fight down to the ground.
Balboa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turner looking to sit in guard and control but Balboa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
Balboa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slips nicely into half guard.
Balboa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Balboa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Balboa slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control but Balboa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Balboa controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balboa clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balboa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Balboa has control of Turner's left arm, preventing Turner from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balboa is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balboa continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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