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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Rocky Balboa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balboa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balboa checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Balboa scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Max Steel has been cut.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balboa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balboa throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balboa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balboa misses the jab.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a nice body kick.
Steel jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balboa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Steel scores with the left hand. Balboa knows he should have avoided that one.
Balboa is looking to land body kicks.
Steel scores with a punch to the head.
Balboa wants to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Balboa moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Balboa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steel to the mat! Steel manages to get full guard.
Steel trying to control the position.
Balboa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
Balboa throws an elbow that misses. Steel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboa's guard. Nice move by Steel!
Steel chips away with some ground and pound.
Steel is stalling in the full guard.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa pushes Steel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Balboa lands with a cross.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Balboa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Balboa moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa throws a body kick that misses.
Steel digs a good hook to Balboa's body.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Balboa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balboa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Steel.
Max Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balboa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steel is out of range.
Steel cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Steel as he checks the leg kick.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
Steel jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Steel digs a good hook to Balboa's body.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel is looking to wear down Balboa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balboa throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Steel.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steel - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Steel.
Steel lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balboa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel connects with a high kick.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Steel thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Good shot there by Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel lands with an uppercut that bounces Balboa off the cage and back into range.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balboa will feel that in the morning.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balboa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Balboa throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steel - that will leave a mark!
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balboa misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Balboa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Steel lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steel scores with a nice strike.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Steel thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
Jab by Steel.
Steel lands a jab to the head.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Balboa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
Balboa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
A solid body kick from Steel.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Balboa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel lunges at Balboa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balboa's hand.
Balboa throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balboa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Balboa misses
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Balboa misses.
Balboa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Steel.
Balboa throws out a leg kick but Steel moves out of range and Balboa only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balboa throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
Steel blocks a leg kick.
Balboa gets a takedown into half guard.
Steel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balboa manages to get himself to full guard.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Steel wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Steel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Balboa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel catches Balboa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa looks to land a body kick but Steel moved away.
Balboa thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Balboa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steel.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
Balboa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Balboa throws a low kick but Steel moves out of range easily.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Balboa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Steel lands a front kick.
Steel lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Balboa misses
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steel had his way with Rocky Balboa in that round.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel lands with a right hand.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balboa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balboa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balboa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Steel sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Steel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Steel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Steel checks it.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Steel misses
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balboa takes a step back to recover.
Max Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
A left lands for Steel.
Steel slips a straight right by Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel throws a good cross that connects.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel slips a straight right by Balboa.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Steel!
Max Steel retains his light heavyweight title!
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