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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shadow Dancing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws out a powerful jab.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Mack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mack can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mack slips a straight right by Balboa.
Mack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa looks gassed!
Balboa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mack controls the pace.
Mack stands and throws Balboa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Balboa pushes Mack away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mack gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Balboa is not content to let Mack control the position.
Balboa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Balboa is not content to let Mack control the position.
Balboa is pushing Mack's head away, looking to escape. Mack manages to hold on to the position though.
Balboa throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mack tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Mack wants to slow Balboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack connects with a single shot there.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Mack avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Mack takes the fight into the clinch.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack is trying to stall.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Balboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balboa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack controlling the action here for a moment.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balboa's defenses.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balboa's defenses.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Mack lands a nice elbow.
Mack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mack prevents a body shot from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Mack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balboa up against the cage.
Balboa digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Mack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa letting Mack take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mack blocking some punches.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balboa digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mack is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Mack into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mack leaning against his opponent.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mack.
Balboa blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Bernard Mack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balboa throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Mack counters with an inside leg kick.
Mack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balboa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balboa wants to control but Mack postures up.
Balboa prevents Mack from improving position.
Balboa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Balboa wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Balboa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mack is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Mack there.
Mack is keen to just control but Balboa is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack working Balboa over with strikes.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Mack is nestled in close to Balboa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to escape.
Mack trying to control the action but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Mack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balboa pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
Mack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mack drops an elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa is looking to get back to is feet but Mack passes into side control.
Mack stands up.
Mack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mack is working Balboa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mack pushing down on Balboa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Balboa kicks Mack off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mack scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mack working the head with strikes.
Mack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balboa down.
Balboa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Balboa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa is trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mack working away.
Balboa striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mack grinds an elbow into Balboa's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands an elbow.
Balboa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Balboa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Balboa is working to get back to half guard.
Mack looking to finish Balboa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balboa!
Mack controlling the pace for now.
Mack lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Balboa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bernard Mack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
Balboa is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mack has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
You get the feeling that Balboa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balboa?
Balboa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mack tries to control but Balboa wriggling away.
Mack with shots to the head and body - Balboa looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack looking to control but Balboa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Mack connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Mack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mack stalling against the cage.
Mack lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Rocky Balboa's cut even more.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.
Mack lands an elbow just above Balboa 's eye.
Mack lands a knee to the body.
Mack lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Rocky Balboa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mack is struggling to control the position.
Mack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Mack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Mack trying to control the position but instead, Balboa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mack into the cage.
Bernard Mack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Mack into the cage.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is leaning against Mack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balboa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Balboa gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Mack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack slows down the pace here.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa pushes Mack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Bernard Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Balboa.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack is looking to control Balboa's arms but Balboa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mack has his back to the cage.
Mack blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack leaning his opponent against the cage.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack missing with knees to the body.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Balboa.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa is working Mack over against the cage.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mack 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Mack!
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energy
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