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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lito Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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173 cm
28
135 lbs
6 - 12 - 1 |
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179 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, John Fuller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Balboa! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Balboa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuller will feel that in the morning. Balboa moves out of range of the body kick from Fuller.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balboa. That one must have hurt. Fuller is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Balboa's corner calls for a 1-2. Balboa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Balboa lands with a hook. Fuller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fuller is rocked! Fuller misses with a body kick. Oh Fuller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Balboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Balboa lands a nice hook to Fuller's body. Fuller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Balboa throws a series of punches but Fuller moves out of range. Fuller seems to have got his legs back now. Balboa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fuller on the side of the head. Fuller connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Balboa pushes Fuller away with a front kick. Balboa avoids the head kick by Fuller.
Fuller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balboa is out of range. Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuller throws a push kick but Balboa slaps the foot to one side. Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Balboa moves out of range of the body kick. Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa checks a leg kick. Fuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuller tries to land a front kick but Balboa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Fuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuller throws a low kick but Balboa moves out of range easily. Fuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa misses the shot to the body. Fuller misses with a body kick. Fuller misses with a body kick. Fuller throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Balboa avoids the head kick by Fuller.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuller misses with a head kick.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick. Balboa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses. Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A head kick misses from Fuller. Fuller throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it. Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fuller circles away quickly and effectively. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Balboa checks a leg kick nicely. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Fuller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Fuller. Fuller throws a low kick but Balboa moves out of range easily. Fuller throws a leg kick but Balboa sees it coming and moves out of range. Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuller throws a leg kick but Balboa sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Balboa blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Balboa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuller. Fuller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Fuller. Fuller throws a leg kick that misses. Fuller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Fuller.
Fuller misses with a body kick. Fuller misses with a head kick.
Fuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Fuller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Fuller tried to score with a low kick but Balboa checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuller is looking to land body kicks. Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Fuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller misses with a kick to the body.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Balboa moves out of range as Fuller throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balboa checks a leg kick. Balboa looks for the body kick but Fuller saw that one coming. Balboa avoids a kick to the body.
Fuller is looking to chop away at Balboa's legs. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Balboa misses the shot to the body. Balboa blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuller moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fuller misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Balboa dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Fuller is looking to land body kicks. Balboa connects with a body shot. Fuller throws a solid leg kick but Balboa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuller. A solid leg kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuller rather than just go for the knockout. Fuller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balboa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fuller scrambles back to his feet. Balboa drops Fuller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fuller looks back up at him and smiles so Balboa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fuller throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Balboa! Fuller is out on his feet! Balboa rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Fuller is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Fuller is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lito Balboa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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