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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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180 cm
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211 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Balboa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Oliva forces Balboa back against the ropes and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliva manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Balboa scores with a four punch combination!
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva misses with a straight left.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mike Oliva has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva clinches with his opponent.
Balboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oliva.
Oliva is trying to trip Balboa. He has hold of a leg but Balboa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oliva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oliva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Oliva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oliva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Balboa is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is stalling in the full guard.
Oliva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliva motions for Balboa to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Oliva.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Balboa jumps back.
Mike Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva misses with a hook.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa being controlled against the ropes.
Oliva breaks from the clinch.
Oliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oliva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balboa lands with a shot to the body.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa cracks Oliva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Oliva scores with a four punch combination!
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliva scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Oliva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Oliva looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Oliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliva lands a nice shot that snaps Balboa's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Balboa is looking to wear down Oliva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliva slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Jab from Balboa.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa throws a combination. Oliva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliva throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Oliva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Oliva.
Oliva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Balboa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Balboa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
What can Balboa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Oliva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Balboa avoids the strikes from Oliva.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa prevents Oliva from getting a body triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliva misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa tries to bum rush Oliva with a series of wild strikes but Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliva lands with a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Balboa.
Oliva lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliva cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa cracks Oliva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Oliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oliva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Oliva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliva looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliva lands a left and a right that send Balboa crashing to the mat, dazed. Oliva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Balboa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa loses concentration momentarily and Oliva pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Balboa crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Oliva finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Oliva!
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