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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Conan Balboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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139 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothko 's calf.
Rothko fails to land the takedown.
Rothko shoots in looking for a takedown. Balboa tries to sprawl out of it but Rothko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balboa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks Rothko off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Rothko shoots in.
Conan Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Rothko .
Rothko throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rothko looks winded!
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rothko .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa thumps Rothko with a low kick.
Balboa cracks the inside of Rothko 's front leg.
Rothko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothko 's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothko 's calf.
Rothko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothko 's calf.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Rothko 's leg. Rothko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothko keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothko .
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rothko swivels and escapes.
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
Balboa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balboa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rothko is looking to improve his position.
Balboa wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Rothko uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rothko is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Rothko tries to pass.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Rothko isn't so interested in that idea.
Rothko slips nicely into half guard.
Rothko is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rothko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balboa!
Rothko landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balboa looks a forlorn figure.
Rothko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothko 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balboa circles away.
Conan Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balboa. Balboa obviously looking to wear him down.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa thumps Rothko with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothko is breathing heavily.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown but Rothko shows good takedown defense.
Balboa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa feints and then cracks Rothko 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothko down.
Rothko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rothko wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothko .
Rothko walks into a straight right hand from Balboa.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Rothko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rothko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Rothko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa shoots in but Rothko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Rothko down.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa thumps Rothko with a low kick.
Rothko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Balboa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rothko .
Rothko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Rothko 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothko tries to avoid it.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rothko shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. Rothko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walter Rothko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothko can do to turn this around?
Balboa lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Rothko down.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Balboa coming out on top.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Balboa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balboa feints and then cracks Rothko 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothko down.
That kick from Balboa tenderised Rothko 's leg. Rothko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
Rothko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Balboa.
Rothko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Rothko down.
Rothko moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa dominated that second round.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rothko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Rothko down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Rothko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balboa. Balboa obviously looking to wear him down.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rothko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Rothko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Rothko down.
Rothko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rothko off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
Rothko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothko 's sensitive parts.
Balboa feints and then cracks Rothko 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothko down.
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Rothko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rothko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rothko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rothko tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Rothko managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.
Rothko keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balboa working Rothko over with knees to the body.
Rothko stalling in the clinch.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa lands a leg kick that knocks Rothko off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothko tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa clobbers Rothko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothko stuffs the takedown.
Rothko shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
Conan Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Rothko .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balboa, as that shot connected.
Rothko fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothko shoots in looking for a takedown but Balboa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rothko 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rothko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Rothko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa thuds his right hand into Rothko 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa feints and then cracks Rothko 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothko down.
Balboa is looking to slow Rothko down with leg kicks.
Rothko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothko 's sensitive parts.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Rothko persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothko 's sensitive parts.
Balboa cracks the inside of Rothko 's front leg.
Rothko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balboa cracks Rothko with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Conan Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balboa.
Walter Rothko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balboa, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Balboa!
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