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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Durden had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Durden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balboa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durden. No luck for Durden with that takedown attempt. Durden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him. Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Durden looking for a takedown. Balboa presses Durden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Balboa lands an uppercut. Durden wants a takedown.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Durden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage. Durden goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Balboa.
Durden is breathing heavily. Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Balboa lands a with a good body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa lands with a right to the head. Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head. Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durden. Balboa lands a shoulder strike. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch. Balboa scores with a shoulder strike. Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head. Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Balboa gets a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Durden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balboa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balboa clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa presses Durden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches. Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head. A right handed body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short left from Balboa. Balboa lands a shoulder strike. Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Balboa pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head. Balboa scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch. Balboa scores with a shoulder strike. Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Balboa.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Balboa clinches up with Durden and pushes him back against the cage. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head. Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head. Balboa lands with a left to the head. Balboa works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches. Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa. Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa darts in and clinches Durden up against the cage. Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Balboa lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden fails with the takedown. Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short right from Balboa. Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Durden's head. Durden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round. That's time! Durden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Balboa clinches up with Durden and pushes him back against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa. Rocky Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Balboa digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank. A right hand to the body from Balboa.
A short right from Balboa. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa has Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Balboa lands a body shot. Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Balboa closes the distance and clinches. A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Balboa presses Durden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Balboa clinches. Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Durden's head. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa lands a shoulder strike. Balboa lands a right hand. Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Balboa darts in and clinches Durden up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A shot in the inside from Balboa. Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Balboa. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa. Balboa lands a right hand. A short right from Balboa on the inside. Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Durden's head. Balboa lands a nice uppercut. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. Balboa is working Durden over against the cage. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him. Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Durden's head. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Durden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Balboa works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches. A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut. Balboa lands with a light punch inside. Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Balboa lands with a right to the head. Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now. Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Balboa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa. Balboa lands a shot to the body. Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short uppercut from Balboa. A short right from Balboa on the inside. Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Durden takes a shot to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa. Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body. Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durden, pushing him back against the cage. A right hand to the body from Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside. Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Balboa lands with a short shot to the head. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa gets a clinch. Durden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Balboa lands a right hand. A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Balboa. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Balboa forces Durden back against the cage and clinches. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden fails to land the takedown. Balboa tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it. Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Durden. Durden gets slowly back to his feet. Balboa instigates a clinch. Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right from Balboa. Balboa lands with a light punch inside. Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short uppercut from Balboa. Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Balboa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durden. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him. Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durden is working for takedown but Balboa is calmly controlling the position for now. Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Durden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Balboa lands a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa. A shot in the inside from Balboa. Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Durden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balboa pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa. A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Balboa moves into the clinch. Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa. Balboa gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Balboa lands an uppercut. Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Durden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balboa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durden is defended easily by Balboa. Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. A short right from Balboa on the inside. Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches. Balboa lands a body punch. Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside. Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa moves into the clinch. Durden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balboa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balboa clinches up with Durden and pushes him back against the cage. Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut. Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Durden shoots for a takedown but Balboa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Durden tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch. A short left from Balboa. Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Durden wants a takedown.
Durden takes a shot to the head. Durden tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage. Good body shot from Balboa.
Balboa digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside. Balboa pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Balboa lands with a left to the head. Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head. Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards. Good body shot from Balboa.
A short left from Balboa. Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa rushes Durden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Durden tries to score a body lock takedown but Balboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Balboa closes the distance and clinches. Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight! Rocky Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Balboa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
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