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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Chris Gold has been cut.
Balboa lands a jab to the nose.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Gold is trying to stall.
Balboa pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Gold has Balboa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balboa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gold dives in for a single leg takedown but Balboa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
A short right from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gold tries to stall but Balboa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gold is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Balboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Balboa is defending well.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa is stalling here.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa pushes Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Gold's takedown attempt.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balboa prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold looking to stall.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balboa lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Chris Gold's cut is getting worse.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Balboa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gold is rocked!
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa pushes Gold up against the cage in a clinch.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
Balboa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
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 Chris Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balboa lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balboa gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gold, pushing him back against the cage.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
Rocky Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gold up against the cage.
Balboa has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Gold is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to break free but Balboa pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa scores with a knee to the head.
Gold looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa crunches a lovely knee into Gold's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balboa's brow.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Balboa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balboa.
Stalling in the clinch from Balboa.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Gold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balboa is looking for the big counter here.
Chris Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Gold against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Gold! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Balboa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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