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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Saraiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger has chosen A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart as his entrance music. Ryan Ballinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Saraiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger darts in and clinches Saraiva up against the cage.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saraiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saraiva breaks the clinch.
Saraiva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballinger throws a looping overhand right but Saraiva ducks down to avoid it.
Ballinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saraiva on the side of the head.
Saraiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Ballinger as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saraiva blocks a jab.
Saraiva tries to clinch but Ballinger moves out of range.
Ballinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballinger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saraiva.
Saraiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saraiva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballinger lands an elbow just above Saraiva 's eye.
Ballinger missing with knees to the body.
Saraiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saraiva leaning against his opponent.
Saraiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saraiva trying to control the position but instead, Ballinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saraiva into the cage.
Ballinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saraiva.
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Ballinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ballinger up against the cage.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saraiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Saraiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saraiva has Ballinger pressed against the cage, preventing Ballinger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saraiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger pushes Saraiva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Saraiva is blocking nicely.
Ballinger connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saraiva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Saraiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saraiva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saraiva tries a body shot but Ballinger blocks it.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saraiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saraiva.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Saraiva throws an elbow but it misses.
Ballinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saraiva dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saraivas head.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saraiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saraiva misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Ballinger is leaning against Saraiva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballinger misses with the head strike.
Ballinger lands a nice uppercut.
Ballinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saraiva's defenses.
Ballinger lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger has Saraiva pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saraiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saraiva.
Ballinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saraiva is keeping busy.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Saraiva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ballinger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballinger misses with a looping right.
Ballinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saraiva throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Ballinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saraiva.
Saraiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saraiva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ballinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saraiva on the side of the head.
Ballinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saraiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Saraiva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saraiva.
Ballinger misses with a body shot.
Ballinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Saraiva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saraiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballinger circles away.
Ballinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saraiva doesn't seem bothered though.
Saraiva scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva throws a good cross that connects.
Ballinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Saraiva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab by Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a body punch but Saraiva moves out of range.
Saraiva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saraiva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saraiva checks a leg kick nicely.
Saraiva misses the shot to the body.
Ballinger cracks Saraiva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saraiva's elbow.
Saraiva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saraiva lands a body punch.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saraiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saraiva lands a nice uppercut.
Saraiva dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Saraiva lands an elbow just above Ballinger 's eye.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Saraiva is blocking nicely.
Saraiva tries a body shot but Ballinger blocks it.
Ballinger blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Saraiva.
Ballinger is breathing heavily.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
Ballinger tries to work over Saraiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saraiva pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Saraiva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saraiva takes a shot to the head.
Saraiva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saraiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Saraiva misses with a body punch.
Saraiva misses with a punch to the body.
Saraiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger wants to stall.
Saraiva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballinger.
Saraiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballinger controls his hands.
Saraiva lands a right hand.
Saraiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saraiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballinger blocks a body shot from Saraiva.
Ballinger blocks a body shot from Saraiva.
Saraiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saraiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballinger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saraiva. That did some damage!
Saraiva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Saraiva tries to clinch there but Ballinger circles away.
Ballinger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Ballinger as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Saraiva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballinger's calf.
Saraiva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballinger.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saraiva tries to clinch there but Ballinger circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Saraiva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saraiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saraiva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saraiva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saraiva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ballinger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saraiva. Saraiva obviously looking to wear him down.
Saraiva moves out of range of the body kick from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws the kick towards the body but Saraiva avoids it.
Ballinger misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Ballinger.
Ballinger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ballinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saraiva. Ballinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saraiva throws a sloppy head kick and Ballinger moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Saraiva blocks the leg kick.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Saraiva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ballinger lands with a good body shot.
Saraiva scores with a kick to the body.
Saraiva scores with a head kick. Ballinger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saraiva moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoids the elbow strike from Saraiva, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with a punch to the body.
Saraiva lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saraiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Saraiva in his tracks for a moment.
Saraiva lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Ballinger.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Saraiva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saraiva breaks the clinch.
Ballinger looks to land a body kick but Saraiva moved away.
Saraiva tries to clinch up but Ballinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saraiva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut.
Saraiva scores with a shot to the body.
Ballinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Saraiva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger rushes Saraiva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Saraiva as the two fighters clinch.
Saraiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saraiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballinger has Saraiva pressed against the cage, preventing Saraiva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger can't find room to land a body shot as Saraiva controls the action.
Saraiva lands a right hand.
Ballinger lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Saraiva.
Saraiva works on Ballinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Saraiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Saraiva is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballinger as Saraiva tries to tie him up.
Ballinger prevents a body shot from Saraiva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saraiva managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Saraiva being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Saraiva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saraiva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger lands a nice elbow.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saraiva is defending well for now.
Ballinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ballinger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Saraiva.
I think Saraiva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Saraiva!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Saraiva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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