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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzattrounewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Joe Calzattrounewis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Balboa's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzattrounewis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzattrounewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzattrounewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzattrounewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calzattrounewis tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Calzattrounewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Calzattrounewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Calzattrounewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzattrounewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calzattrounewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calzattrounewis connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Calzattrounewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calzattrounewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calzattrounewis's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa tries to bum rush Calzattrounewis with a series of wild strikes but Calzattrounewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calzattrounewis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calzattrounewis closes the distance and clinches.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzattrounewis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzattrounewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Calzattrounewis misses.
Balboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calzattrounewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Calzattrounewis is controlling the position.
Balboa tries to circle away but Calzattrounewis has him pinned against the cage.
Calzattrounewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calzattrounewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balboa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis is working Balboa over against the cage.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Calzattrounewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Calzattrounewis cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzattrounewis is looking to clinch.
Calzattrounewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Balboa's head.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balboa backs up against the cage.
Calzattrounewis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calzattrounewis closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calzattrounewis keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calzattrounewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Calzattrounewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Calzattrounewis missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Calzattrounewis lands an elbow that stopped Balboa in his tracks for a moment.
Calzattrounewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calzattrounewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Calzattrounewis won't allow it.
Calzattrounewis stalling against the cage.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa blocks a low kick nicely.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Calzattrounewis saw that one coming.
Calzattrounewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Calzattrounewis.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Calzattrounewis avoids it well.
Calzattrounewis moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch.
Calzattrounewis wants to clinch.
Calzattrounewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Calzattrounewis coming out on top.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Calzattrounewis scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Calzattrounewis both land. Nice combination.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Calzattrounewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calzattrounewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calzattrounewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Calzattrounewis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calzattrounewis has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa tries to break free but Calzattrounewis pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Calzattrounewis to work.
Balboa managing to block the knees to the body from Calzattrounewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzattrounewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calzattrounewis lands with an overhand left.
Calzattrounewis misses with a few strikes there.
Calzattrounewis misses with a two punch combination.
Calzattrounewis misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzattrounewis with a nice cross.
Calzattrounewis tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calzattrounewis darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Calzattrounewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Calzattrounewis breaks from the clinch.
Calzattrounewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Calzattrounewis slips a straight right by Balboa.
Calzattrounewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Calzattrounewis cracks Balboa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Calzattrounewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Calzattrounewis wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Calzattrounewis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzattrounewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzattrounewis moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Calzattrounewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Calzattrounewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Calzattrounewis lunges at Balboa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balboa's hand.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Calzattrounewis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calzattrounewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe Calzattrounewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzattrounewis tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Calzattrounewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Calzattrounewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzattrounewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Calzattrounewis lands.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calzattrounewis throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Calzattrounewis.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calzattrounewis throws a good cross that connects.
Calzattrounewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calzattrounewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calzattrounewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balboa has time to react.
Calzattrounewis throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Calzattrounewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balboa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calzattrounewis is looking to clinch.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzattrounewis tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calzattrounewis darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa tries to circle away but Calzattrounewis has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calzattrounewis has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calzattrounewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Frankie Balboa has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calzattrounewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzattrounewis misses with a few strikes there.
Calzattrounewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Calzattrounewis darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa is rocked!
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Calzattrounewis won't allow it.
Calzattrounewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calzattrounewis, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Calzattrounewis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Balboa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Calzattrounewis scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Calzattrounewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzattrounewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calzattrounewis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Calzattrounewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balboa's hands.
Calzattrounewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calzattrounewis scores with the left hand. Balboa knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Calzattrounewis finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.
Calzattrounewis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calzattrounewis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa throws a hook to the side of Calzattrounewis's head but Calzattrounewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa checks a low kick from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calzattrounewis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Balboa! Calzattrounewis dives in looking to finish! Balboa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzattrounewis!
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hype
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