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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa slips a jab from Soprano.
Balboa with a hook.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Soprano.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa tries to bum rush Soprano with a series of wild strikes but Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soprano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Soprano looks to land a left hand but Balboa moved out of range nicely.
Soprano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soprano clinches up against the cage.
Soprano stalling the fight.
Balboa tries to circle away but Soprano has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soprano continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Soprano.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soprano slips a straight right by Balboa.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soprano counters with a two punch combo.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Soprano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balboa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa moves away from the strike by Soprano.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Soprano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa stalks Soprano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soprano's face. Soprano staggers backwards, shaken.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Soprano throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Soprano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balboa finds it's way round the side to connect with Soprano's head.
Balboa misses with a jab to the body
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soprano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soprano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano moves into the clinch.
Soprano stalling.
The crowd are getting on Soprano's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Soprano - that landed with a thud.
Soprano is stalling here.
Soprano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Soprano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soprano circles away quickly and effectively.
Balboa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soprano throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soprano.
Balboa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soprano. Soprano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soprano rushes Balboa and presses him up against the cage.
Soprano stalling against the cage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Soprano won't allow it.
Soprano stalling.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Soprano is controlling him.
Balboa tries to break free but Soprano pushes him back against the cage.
Soprano has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soprano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
Soprano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soprano receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Soprano on the inside.
Balboa letting Soprano take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Soprano.
Soprano lands with a nice combination. Balboa backs away looking to recover.
Soprano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa blocks a jab.
Balboa digs a good body shot into Soprano's ribs.
Balboa wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soprano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Soprano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Soprano.
No joy there for Soprano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Soprano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balboa thinking.
Soprano dips to his left and cracks Balboa with an uppercut!
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Soprano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Soprano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony Soprano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Soprano misses.
Balboa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soprano circles away quickly and effectively.
Balboa defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano slips a jab from Balboa.
Soprano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soprano connects with a crisp jab.
Soprano drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Soprano lands with a right to the head.
Soprano stalling against the cage.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soprano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Soprano has Balboa pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soprano has him pressed against the cage.
Soprano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soprano stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Soprano.
Soprano tries to clinch up.
Donk. Balboa catches Soprano right on the button with a cross.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa throws a right hand that Soprano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soprano also avoids with ease.
Balboa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soprano counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Soprano to acknowledge the strikes.
Donk. Balboa catches Soprano right on the button with a cross.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soprano avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Soprano.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soprano counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Soprano's head back.
Balboa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Soprano.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Soprano jabs at Balboa's body.
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Soprano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balboa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Soprano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa misses with an uppercut. Soprano saw that one coming.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soprano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Soprano walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soprano.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters by moving into the clinch.
Soprano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soprano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soprano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balboa as Soprano tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Soprano.
Soprano fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balboa wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balboa thinking.
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.
Soprano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soprano digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa looks to clinch
and Soprano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa misses with a body shot
and Soprano counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Soprano.
I've got Soprano 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
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FIGHT
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