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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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213 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a head kick. That will keep Balboa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy slips a jab from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Balboa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balboa's head backwards.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Balboa.
Balboa swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Balboa scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Murphy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa throws an off balance right hand
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy slips a straight right by Balboa.
Balboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa controls the position.
Balboa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balboa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Balboa just wasn't active enough.
Balboa misses with a straight right.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balboa lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Balboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Balboa misses with a hook
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balboa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Balboa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Murphy's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murphy with a jab.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Balboa rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Balboa keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brian Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balboa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Balboa shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balboa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
Rocky Balboa very nearly forgot to thank Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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