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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brighton Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart. Rabago has chosen The Difference Between as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm
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180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brighton Johnston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rabago! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnston thows a body shot but no joy. Rabago shoots in and drives through. Johnston sprawls well. Rabago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnston circles away. Rabago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnston. Johnston decides to take the fight back to the feet. Rabago throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely. Johnston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rabago was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnston finishes the takedown easily into guard. Rabago has momentary wrist control but Johnston slips an elbow through the middle. Johnston distracts Rabago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Rabago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnston showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnston stands and throws Rabago's legs to the side, diving into side control. Johnston working the ground and pound. Johnston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rabago tries to get back to half guard but can't. Rabago manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Johnston works his way into full mount! BOOM! Johnston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rabago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnston unloading with bombs! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rabago throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnston. What's that going to do exactly? Rabago looks gassed! Johnston dominating with strikes here. Johnston dominating with strikes here. Johnston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Johnston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Rabago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnston controlling from mount. The referee warns Rabago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnston blocks Rabago's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Johnston prevents Rabago from getting the reversal. Johnston lands a nice shot to the head. Johnston with shots to the head and body - Rabago looks very uncomfortable down there. Johnston controlling the pace for now. Rabago throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnston. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rabago taking shots to the head. Johnston content just to control the position here. Johnston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Rabago is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Rabago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rabago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnston raining down shots from the mount! Johnston working away from the top, dropping strikes. Rabago flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnston raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Johnston. Johnston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Johnston prevents Rabago from getting the reversal. Johnston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rabago is rocked! Johnston dominating with strikes here. Rabago is still in real trouble! Can Johnston finish him? Johnston postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rabago in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rabago to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brighton Johnston!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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