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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burning Heart. Harris has chosen Kanye West - Jesus Walks as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balboa working hard to break the clinch.
Harris is stalling here.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Balboa takes a shot to the head.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris looking to control.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Balboa from standing up.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Balboa stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Balboa from standing up.
Balboa stands up and waves to Harris to follow him.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but Harris drags him back down.
Balboa prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Harris throws an elbow but Balboa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Balboa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Balboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris taking a breather here.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Balboa is trying to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Balboa blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balboa!
Balboa tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Harris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Balboa tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Balboa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harris.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris avoids the attempt from Balboa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to finish Balboa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balboa!
Balboa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Balboa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harris prevents Balboa from getting the reversal.
Harris landing strikes from the mount.
Harris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa tries to buck Harris off but he can't manage it.
Balboa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Balboa wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Balboa wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Balboa checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Balboa scores with a jab.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balboa on the side of the head.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Robbie Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balboa regains guard immediately.
Harris prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Harris forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Balboa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Balboa is trying to stand.
Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
Paul Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Balboa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Balboa defends the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris moves forwards but Balboa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Balboa misses.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Balboa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harris looking for the RNC.
Balboa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Balboa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harris throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris gets his hands free as Balboa looks to control.
Balboa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Balboa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Balboa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa has control of Harris's left arm, preventing Harris from doing any damage.
Harris trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Balboa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboa postures up.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balboa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris pulls guard.
Balboa preventing the sweep.
Balboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris looking to control.
Balboa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Robbie Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balboa but Balboa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Harris.
I think Harris 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
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energy
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hype
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