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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iphone Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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79 lbs
8 - 56 - 1 |
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107 lbs
34 - 39 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 56 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iphone Apple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apple.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Conan Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa wants to slow Apple down by chopping away at his legs.
As Balboa backs away, Apple returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Apple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balboa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apple is out of range.
Balboa throws a solid leg kick but Apple takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balboa.
Apple shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balboa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balboa throws a low kick but Apple avoids it.
Balboa throws a low kick but Apple moves out of range easily.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apple.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Apple keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Apple looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Apple swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple checks a leg kick.
As Balboa tries to get set, Apple tries to push him back and clinch up but Balboa manages to avoid the attempt.
Apple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa tries to work over Apple's front leg with a kick but Apple checks it.
Apple appears to be looking for a big counter.
Balboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Apple defends it nicely.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apple. That did some damage!
Apple is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa feints and then cracks Apple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apple down.
Apple is looking to clinch.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apple checks it well.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Balboa blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tried to score with a low kick but Apple checks it.
Apple checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apple checks it well.
As Balboa tries to get set, Apple tries to push him back and clinch up but Balboa manages to avoid the attempt.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balboa digs a good hook to Apple's body.
Apple looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa is looking to chop away at Apple's legs.
Apple attempts a counter takedown but Balboa avoids it well and moves away.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apple checks it well.
Apple has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apple lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
Apple tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Apple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balboa tries to land a leg kick but Apple saw it coming and moves away.
Apple wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Apple.
Apple on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Apple moved away.
Apple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apple. That did some damage!
Apple 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.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apple walks into a jab.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
Apple checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balboa throws a low kick but Apple avoids it.
Balboa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Apple checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balboa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Apple sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balboa somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa tries to land a leg kick but Apple saw it coming and moves away.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Apple's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Apple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Apple blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Apple blocks the leg kick.
Balboa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a leg kick
and Apple counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that.
Balboa pushes Apple away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Apple gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Balboa stops Apple from passing to mount.
Apple has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balboa is looking to slow Apple down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balboa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Apple has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Apple and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Apple tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Conan Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa is looking to score with low kicks.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apple moves out of range of the leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Apple seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balboa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apple is out of range and Balboa settles back down.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apple blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Apple as he checks the leg kick.
Iphone Apple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Apple moved away.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Apple avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Apple's knee but Apple avoids it well.
Apple is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Balboa is predictable there
and Apple counters with a left and a right that hurts Balboa! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Apple jumps into full mount!
Balboa is rocked!
Apple tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balboa is still in real trouble! Can Apple finish him?
Balboa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Apple scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balboa?
Balboa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Apple sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Apple swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Balboa is now in Apple's guard. A big mistake from Apple there, giving up the dominant position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apple 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.
Balboa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apple's guard.
Apple is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Apple won't let him.
Apple seems keen to control Balboa's posture.
Apple on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Apple tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wanted to stand there but Apple had control of the position.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Apple tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balboa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Apple, up you get!
Balboa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good exchange - Apple coming out on top.
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Apple appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Apple is looking to clinch.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Balboa throws a low kick, looking for Apple's leg but Apple calmly moves out of range.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Apple shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balboa digs a good hook to Apple's body.
Balboa wants to slow Apple down by chopping away at his legs.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Apple's front leg but catches the back leg as Apple tries to avoid it.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. Apple sprawls well.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Apple slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apple is out of range.
Apple throws a big counter combination but Balboa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Apple's front leg but catches the back leg as Apple tries to avoid it.
Apple checks the leg kick.
Apple lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Apple shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balboa defends it nicely.
Apple will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Apple sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apple attempts a counter takedown but Balboa avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apple is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Apple checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balboa wants to slow Apple down by chopping away at his legs.
Apple tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Balboa manages to circle out of the way.
Balboa cracks the inside of Apple's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balboa throws a leg kick
and Apple counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Balboa down! Apple is looking to finish but Balboa is intelligently defending himself.
Apple sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Apple isn't so interested in that idea.
Apple controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Apple turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balboa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apple checks it well.
Apple doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Apple tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa is looking to chop away at Apple's legs.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple tries to clinch up.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Apple sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apple fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apple tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa thows a leg kick but Apple checks it
and Apple counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apple tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Apple blocks a low kick nicely.
Balboa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apple is out of range and Balboa settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apple tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Apple throws a leg kick but Balboa checks it.
Balboa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balboa misses with a leg kick.
Apple is looking to counter the offense by Balboa and move into the clinch.
Balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Apple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Apple sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balboa tries a low kick but Apple avoids it.
As Balboa tries to get set, Apple tries to push him back and clinch up but Balboa manages to avoid the attempt.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Apple's knee but Apple avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Apple's calf.
Apple tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
A low kick from Balboa is predictable there
and Apple counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Apple to acknowledge the strikes.
Apple checks a low kick from Balboa.
Apple throws a counter high kick but Balboa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Apple slips under a jab from Balboa.
Apple throws a big counter combination but Balboa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Apple is looking to clinch.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
Apple shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Balboa. That snapped Apple's head back.
Apple moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Apple.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Apple.
A leg kick checked by Apple.
Apple doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Balboa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apple is looking for a counter combo.
Apple checks the leg kick.
Balboa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Apple throws a big counter combination but Balboa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Apple tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Apple bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apple tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balboa throws a low kick, looking for Apple's leg but Apple calmly moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
Apple attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apple scores with a takedown into Balboa's guard.
Apple is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Balboa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Balboa has escaped and now he's on top!
Balboa wants to stand but Apple has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Conan Balboa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apple knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Iphone Apple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apple working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balboa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Balboa!
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