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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tango balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tango balboa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 cm
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tango balboa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Tyrone! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyrone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Tyrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tyrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. balboa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyrone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Tyrone tries to get back to half guard but can't. Tyrone being controlled for a moment. Tyrone tries to escape but balboa is in control. balboa wants to control but Tyrone is keeping him busy. Tyrone is looking for a sweep. balboa controls the position. Tyrone wants to get back to his feet but balboa is dominant here and he's now got Tyrone's back! Tyrone gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. balboa tries to stand and escape but Tyrone is controlling the position. balboa thows a huge punch but Tyrone dodges it nicely.
balboa is looking to take a break and control but Tyrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Tyrone wants to control the action here but instead balboa manages to pass to full mount! balboa content just to control the position here. Tyrone can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, balboa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyrone can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Tyrone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. balboa cracks Tyrone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by balboa. balboa punishing his opponent with strikes. Tyrone is trying to escape the mount.
Tyrone looks gassed! balboa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tyrone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tyrone gets back to half guard. Tyrone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Tyrone throws the left hand but balboa avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone.
balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Tyrone is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Tyrone gets back to half guard. Tyrone gets full guard. Tyrone trying to keep a closed guard but balboa is proving a slippery customer.
balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst balboa is controlling him. balboa wants to control from the top but Tyrone keeps moving. Tyrone wants to get back to his feet but balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Tyrone wants to sweep but no luck. Tyrone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. balboa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyrone's guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyrone throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. balboa lands a couple of digs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tango balboa dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Tyrone has his takedown stuffed so balboa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots. Tyrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrone, not yet. Tyrone controls balboa momentarily but balboa frees himself. balboa won't allow Tyrone to sweep him here. balboa stands up from guard. Let's bang! Buck Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. balboa misses with a wild combination.
balboa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyrone's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Tyrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far. balboa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Tyrone tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tyrone throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
balboa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Tyrone wants to sweep here but balboa controlling him for the moment. Tyrone keeping moving, preventing balboa from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Tyrone swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. balboa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Tyrone is looking to improve his position.
balboa wants to pass to mount but Tyrone is defending the position. Tyrone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Tyrone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tyrone looks like he's trying to stand up.
balboa passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
balboa wants to control the pace but Tyrone is squirming around nicely. tango balboa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Tyrone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Tyrone is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Tyrone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Tyrone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on balboa, up you get! Tyrone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
balboa throws a head kick that Tyrone semi-blocks.
balboa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Tyrone kicks balboa off and gets to his feet. A big right from Tyrone misses. Tyrone thows a left - swing and a miss! balboa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tyrone scores with a jab. balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tango balboa dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
balboa misses with the combination.
Tyrone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but balboa swivels and escapes. balboa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. balboa showed some decent athleticism there. Tyrone pushes balboa off and gets back to his feet. balboa tries for a takedown but Tyrone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Tyrone throws a hook but balboa blocks it. balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrone, pushing him back against the cage. Tyrone blocks a body shot from balboa. Tyrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. balboa fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. balboa crunches a lovely knee into Tyrone's ribcage. Tyrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. balboa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tango balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
balboa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyrone wants to break free but balboa has control.
balboa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Tyrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but balboa has him pressed against the cage. balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyrone pulls him back up using the underhooks. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tyrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyrone breaks from the clinch.
Tyrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyrone sprawls well. He's pushed balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. balboa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Tyrone is trying to stand back up but balboa is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is looking for a sweep. balboa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. balboa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Tyrone blocking the ground and pound attempt from balboa. balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyrone keeps working. balboa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Tyrone is not content to let balboa control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. balboa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyrone's guard. Tyrone will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
balboa sitting in guard here, content to control. Tyrone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Tyrone working a defensive guard here.
Buck Tyrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! balboa looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyrone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
balboa won't allow Tyrone to get back to his feet. balboa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Tyrone throws a head kick that misses and balboa counters with a nice leg kick. Tyrone shoots and misses and balboa counters into the clinch. Nicely done. balboa fails to pull guard.
Tyrone tries to break the clinch but balboa is controlling the position. Tyrone breaks from the clinch.
Tyrone throws a head kick but balboa moves out of range.
Tyrone lands a head kick!
Tyrone throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight! tango 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tango balboa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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