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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Keane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keane trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Keane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Keane wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Keane wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keane.
Keane shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboa sprawls well. He's pushed Keane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Keane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a shot to the body.
Balboa thuds his right hand into Keane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balboa scores with a decent looking hook.
Keane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Keane shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Keane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keane lands with a nice body kick.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keane eats them both and turns towards Balboa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Keane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a shot to the body.
Keane shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keane counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balboa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keane looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Balboa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Keane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Balboa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Balboa has left one of his arms exposed and Keane doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Balboa screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Keane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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