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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petr Vondrachek's chin.
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216 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vondrachek finds it's way round the side to connect with Balboa's head.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Vondrachek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Balboa enables Vondrachek to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Balboa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek throws a strike but Balboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vondrachek keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Vondrachek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balboa's guard.
Balboa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Balboa is trying to control the position but Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vondrachek is one step ahead there.
Vondrachek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek throws a big elbow that misses.
Vondrachek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vondrachek stays in close to Balboa's body and controls the position.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Petr Vondrachek hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vondrachek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Vondrachek.
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 takes a swing at Vondrachek's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek lands a nice looking body shot.
Balboa takes a swing at Vondrachek's ribcage but misses.
Vondrachek tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Vondrachek catches Balboa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondrachek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vondrachek scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vondrachek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vondrachek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balboa misses the jab.
Vondrachek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vondrachek tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vondrachek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 instigates a clinch.
Balboa looking to throw knees to the head but Vondrachek is blocking nicely.
Vondrachek has Balboa pressed against the cage.
Vondrachek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Vondrachek throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
Vondrachek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vondrachek 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.
Knees to the body from Vondrachek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek blocking some punches.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vondrachek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Vondrachek.
Petr Vondrachek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vondrachek. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vondrachek ducks right into an uppercut from Balboa.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondrachek fails with a takedown attempt.
Vondrachek avoids the body shot from Balboa.
Vondrachek slips under a jab from Balboa.
Vondrachek is looking to chop away at Balboa's legs.
Vondrachek missing with a left hand there. Balboa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa lands with a cross.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Balboa. Those never looked like landing.
Vondrachek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Balboa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vondrachek.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Vondrachek moves away from the strike by Balboa.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Balboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vondrachek throws out the jab.
Balboa looks to land a combination. Vondrachek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa digs a good hook to Vondrachek's body.
Balboa lands with a good body shot.
Vondrachek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Vondrachek throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a jab to the head.
Vondrachek thows a body shot but no joy.
Vondrachek jabs at Balboa's body.
Vondrachek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vondrachek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Vondrachek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Vondrachek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Vondrachek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vondrachek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vondrachek gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek scores with a knee to the head.
Vondrachek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vondrachek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek trying to land knees to the body.
Vondrachek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek trying to stall but Balboa improves his position.
Vondrachek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Vondrachek - that landed with a thud.
Balboa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa tries to work over Vondrachek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petr Vondrachek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa with a knee to the head.
Vondrachek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa tries a body shot but Vondrachek blocks it.
Vondrachek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vondrachek blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vondrachek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vondrachek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vondrachek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vondrachek throws an elbow that misses.
Vondrachek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Vondrachek lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petr Vondrachek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vondrachek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vondrachek lands a shot to the body.
Vondrachek landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vondrachek prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vondrachek has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Balboa is trying to keep an underhook but Vondrachek manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek is trying to control the action in half guard but Balboa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vondrachek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is staying active underneath Vondrachek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vondrachek is looking to advance position but Balboa won't allow it.
Vondrachek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboa keeps working.
Petr Vondrachek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balboa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vondrachek is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa is looking to get back to full guard here but Vondrachek has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vondrachek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Balboa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vondrachek lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balboa down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek working away.
Vondrachek misses with the ground and pound.
Vondrachek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vondrachek misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Vondrachek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vondrachek trying to control the action but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Vondrachek scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balboa to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is not content to let Vondrachek control the position.
Balboa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vondrachek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vondrachek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
Balboa is trying to control Vondrachek's posture but Vondrachek avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is not content to let Vondrachek control the position.
Vondrachek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Balboa is not content to let Vondrachek control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa parries the strikes from Vondrachek easily there. Vondrachek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Balboa to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vondrachek works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
Balboa lunges at Vondrachek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vondrachek's hand.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vondrachek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Vondrachek lands an uppercut.
Vondrachek throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Vondrachek tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Vondrachek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vondrachek catches Balboa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek gets a double leg takedown into Balboa's guard.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondrachek postures up.
Balboa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vondrachek preventing the sweep.
Vondrachek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balboa's guard.
Vondrachek is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Balboa trying to control here.
Vondrachek is keen to just control but Balboa is a slippery customer.
Vondrachek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vondrachek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is pressing down on Vondrachek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Vondrachek is proving a slippery customer.
Vondrachek pushing down on Balboa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek is just content to waste time from the top position. Balboa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vondrachek throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vondrachek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vondrachek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
Balboa wants to control the position but Vondrachek says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vondrachek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vondrachek counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek misses with the combination.
Vondrachek looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vondrachek just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Vondrachek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Vondrachek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Vondrachek misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Vondrachek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vondrachek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balboa defending well as Vondrachek loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Vondrachek tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vondrachek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Vondrachek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Vondrachek slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa digs a good hook to Vondrachek's body.
A combination from Vondrachek does no damage.
Balboa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vondrachek has time to react.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petr Vondrachek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Balboa misses.
Vondrachek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Balboa misses
and Vondrachek counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Vondrachek as the two fighters clinch.
Vondrachek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vondrachek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondrachek scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek missing with knees to the body.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vondrachek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vondrachek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Vondrachek fails to land.
Vondrachek working aggressively here.
Balboa tries to work over Vondrachek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Vondrachek throws a head punch that misses.
Vondrachek trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vondrachek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek blocks an uppercut.
Vondrachek wants a takedown.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
Vondrachek wants to take the fight to the mat but Balboa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vondrachek lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Vondrachek.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa gets through Vondrachek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondrachek looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Vondrachek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondrachek working aggressively here.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vondrachek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Petr Vondrachek.
I've got Vondrachek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Vondrachek! Petr Vondrachek retains his light heavyweight title!
Petr Vondrachek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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