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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse has chosen Le Boudin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mousse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Mousse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Mousse misses with a wild combination.
Mousse misses with an uppercut.
Mousse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mousse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mousse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousse scores with a jab to the body.
Mousse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mousse misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousse misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Mousse misses.
Mousse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mousse.
It looked like Balboa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mousse.
Mousse throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Mousse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mousse has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mousse misses with an uppercut
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa moves away from the strike by Mousse.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Mousse.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Mousse throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two 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!
Mousse scores with a jab. Balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mousse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Balboa looks to land a right hand but Mousse moved out of range.
Mousse is looking for the big counter here.
Balboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balboa moves out of range as Mousse strikes.
Balboa takes a swing at Mousse's ribcage but misses.
Mousse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Mousse's shoulder, as Mousse tries to avoid the shot.
Mousse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Mousse scores with a decent looking hook.
Mousse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mousse misses with an uppercut
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Mousse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Mousse pushes him off.
Mousse throws a hook to the side of Balboa's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mousse lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mousse misses with a two punch combination.
Mousse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousse.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Mousse takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mousse looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Mousse throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mousse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousse throws a right hand that misses
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousse jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mousse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa is looking to counter the offense by Mousse and move into the clinch.
Mousse scores with a sloppy right hand. Balboa should have avoided that one.
Mousse lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mousse scores with a nice right hand.
Mousse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousse misses with a combination
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Mousse misses its intended target.
Mousse throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Mousse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mousse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse connects with a crisp jab.
Mousse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Mousse.
No joy there for Mousse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
Mousse misses with a hook
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mousse misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mousse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Mousse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mousse dips to his left and cracks Balboa with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Mousse misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Balboa misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mousse misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a left to the body.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mousse, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Mousse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa lands a jab to the head.
Mousse lands a glancing blow to the side of Balboa's head.
A punch combination from Mousse misses.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balboa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mousse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse swings widly with a right hand
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousse swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Mousse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mousse fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mousse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa throwing a counter right hand but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mousse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mousse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mousse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mousse misses with a two punch combination.
Mousse throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Balboa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mousse misses with a hook to the body
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse is breathing heavily.
Mousse ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Mousse's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mousse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mousse misses with a looping left.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Mousse cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mousse misses with a body punch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Mousse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mousse's head backwards.
Mousse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Balboa.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Mousse saw that one coming.
Mousse misses with a looping left.
Chocolate Mousse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousse swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Balboa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mousse doesn't seem phased though.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Mousse's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mousse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mousse misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousse is trying to push Balboa away but Balboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mousse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chocolate Mousse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa instigates a clinch.
Mousse throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Mousse lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mousse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Mousse's ribcage. Mousse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousse.
Mousse wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa lands a hook that snaps the head of Mousse backwards.
Mousse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Mousse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousse blocking some punches.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Mousse has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Balboa keeps control of Mousse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mousse stalling in the clinch but Balboa improves position.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mousse.
Mousse is trying to break free.
Mousse working aggressively here.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Mousse wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mousse is leaning against Balboa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mousse prevents a body shot from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousse looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousse swinging wildly here.
Balboa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Mousse throws a body shot but no joy.
Mousse just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousse moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Some wild striking there from Mousse.
An attempted straight right counter from Balboa misses the target.
Mousse looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mousse misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mousse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chocolate Mousse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse staying out of range there.
Balboa catches Mousse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balboa slips a straight right by Mousse.
Mousse misses with a few strikes there.
Mousse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Mousse.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mousse lands an overhand right.
Mousse misses with a body shot.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mousse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Mousse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mousse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mousse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa loads up on a big right hand but Mousse slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Mousse lands a body shot.
Mousse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
Balboa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousse misses the target.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mousse cracks Balboa with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocky Balboa.
I think Mousse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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