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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeball Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul's entrance music is momma said knock u out. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyeball Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Balboa misses.
Balboa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paul's head backwards.
Balboa lands a jab to Paul's midsection.
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Paul's head back.
Paul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balboa as he avoids it easily.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Paul has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul decides to pull guard.
Balboa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa tries to free his leg and advance position but Paul is retaining full guard.
Paul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balboa throws a big right hand that misses.
Balboa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to stand but Paul is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paul closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. Paul pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyeball Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa swinging wilding here.
Paul defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two 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.
Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Balboa closes the distance but Paul moves to the side
and Paul counters with a single leg into guard. Balboa didn't expect that.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Paul wanted to stand there but Balboa had control of the position.
Paul won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Balboa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Paul landing with the ground and pound.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Paul is standing up over Balboa. Balboa looks to escape but Paul dives into side control.
Balboa sneaks back into half guard.
Balboa trying to get back to full guard but Paul takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Balboa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Balboa can't escape the position.
Paul blocks Balboa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Paul wants to finish this one by submission but Balboa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by Balboa.
Paul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa lands a jab to Paul's midsection.
Eyeball Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa stuffs the takedown.
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Balboa tries to clinch but Paul moves away
and Paul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paul manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Balboa wants to stand but Paul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Balboa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wanted to stand there but Paul had control of the position.
Balboa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Balboa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Paul dives on top into guard.
Paul stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robbie Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have Paul backpedaling.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swinging wilding here.
Balboa throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Balboa wants to clinch
and Paul counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Balboa!
Paul lands a big elbow.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa kicks off Paul and gets to his feet.
Balboa connects with a body shot.
Balboa scores with a jab.
Paul shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyeball Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul has managed to clinch.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul breaks from the clinch.
Robbie Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown by Paul or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa which made him look bad.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul feints and as Balboa raises his hands in defense, Paul changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Balboa is keeping the position.
Balboa wants to stand but Paul is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is wriggling around but Paul manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Balboa wants to get back to full guard.
Paul passes to side control.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
Paul has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Balboa!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul controlling from mount.
Paul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balboa looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robbie Balboa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Paul moves into the clinch.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.
Balboa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paul stalling in the clinch.
Paul keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Paul avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Balboa can't fight it off and eventually Paul manages to take the fight to the floor. Balboa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Balboa controls Paul momentarily but Paul frees himself.
Paul is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balboa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Eyeball Paul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Paul tries to pass.
Balboa striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Paul stops Balboa from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Paul counters with a takedown into side control.
Paul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
Paul wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul landing strikes.
Paul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balboa, who protects the arm well.
Balboa is not content to let Paul control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paul has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Balboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balboa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paul shoots in looking for a takedown. Balboa tries to sprawl out of it but Paul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balboa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyeball Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul instigates a clinch.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.
Paul pulls guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Paul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eyeball Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul is looking for a triangle but Balboa pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eyeball Paul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balboa 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... Robbie Balboa!
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