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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Heart. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Brighton misses with a straight left.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balboa throws a right hand that Brighton ducks under and follows up with a left that Brighton also avoids with ease.
Brighton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
Brighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brighton works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
Brighton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balboa's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to land a leg kick but Brighton is out of range.
Balboa scores with a nice strike.
Brighton throws an off balance right hand
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brighton tries to clinch up
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Brighton takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Brighton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Brighton darts in trying to clinch
and Balboa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brighton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brighton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Brighton throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brighton wants to clinch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brighton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balboa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
A shot to the body from Brighton misses
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brighton moves to clinch but Balboa breaks away
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brighton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brighton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brighton misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Brighton dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brighton wants to clinch
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa looks to land a combination. Brighton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brighton misses with a jab to the body
and Brighton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brighton jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brighton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brighton slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa swings for the body but Brighton moves out of range.
Brighton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brighton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Brighton closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jonathon Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brighton tries to clinch
and Balboa counters with a low kick, right behind Brighton 's knee.
Brighton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Brighton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brighton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brighton's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Balboa.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brighton counters with a stiff right hand.
Brighton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balboa connects with a jab.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a one two! Brighton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brighton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balboa.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Brighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Brighton is out of range.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a big head kick but Brighton shrugs it off.
Brighton throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brighton misses with an uppercut.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Brighton backing up. Brighton nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Brighton misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters with a good low kick that Brighton was not able to check.
Brighton throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Brighton slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Brighton moves into the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brighton looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Brighton.
Brighton misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balboa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brighton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Brighton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton throws a combination that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brighton is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Brighton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Brighton backing up. Brighton nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balboa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brighton is rocked!
Balboa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Brighton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa stuns Brighton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brighton ducks right into an uppercut from Balboa.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brighton.
A shot to the body from Brighton misses
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brighton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Brighton throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balboa cracks Brighton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brighton tries to clinch
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a good low kick that Brighton was not able to check.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brighton is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa drops Brighton with a big left hand! Brighton is injured, injured bad! Balboa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Balboa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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