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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Ballantine has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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255 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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230 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouncey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ballantine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bill Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pouncey lands a body shot.
Pouncey looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantine is just out of range.
Pouncey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballantine.
Pouncey tries to keep at a distance but Ballantine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ballantine lands a right hand.
Ballantine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballantine breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Ballantine. Those never looked like landing.
Ballantine clinches up with Pouncey and pushes him back against the cage.
Pouncey decides to pull guard.
Pouncey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballantine preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pouncey pulls Ballantine in to control the position.
Ballantine wants to pass the guard but Pouncey is keeping the position.
Ballantine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballantine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballantine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pouncey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballantine misses with the combination.
It looked like Pouncey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pouncey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ballantine connects with a leg kick. Pouncey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballantine darts in trying to clinch
and Pouncey counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey working away.
Pouncey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pouncey working the ground and pound.
Pouncey working the ground and pound.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Pouncey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ballantine's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey trying to control the position but Ballantine is working away.
Ballantine trying to remain calm as Pouncey controls from the top position.
Pouncey throws a strike aimed at the side of Ballantine's head but Ballantine avoids it well.
Pouncey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pouncey is working Ballantine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ballantine wants to control but Pouncey postures up.
Check out the look on Pouncey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sloppy strikes there by Pouncey.
Pouncey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ballantine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine is not content to let Pouncey control the position.
Pouncey lands a few punches from side control.
Ballantine tries to bench press Pouncey off him but Pouncey keeps the position.
Pouncey is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ballantine will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pouncey is putting a hurting on Ballantine here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pouncey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ballantine is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Pouncey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ballantine scores with a one two! Pouncey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pouncey just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ballantine duly obliges.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pouncey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pouncey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ballantine misses with a leg kick
so Pouncey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ballantine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouncey is one step ahead there.
Ballantine keeping full guard, as Pouncey tries to pass.
Pouncey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballantine can do to turn this around?
Ballantine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Ballantine keeps moving.
Ballantine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pouncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Pouncey pushes him off.
Ballantine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pouncey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballantine thinking.
Pouncey tries to bum rush Ballantine with a series of wild strikes but Ballantine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballantine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ballantine tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a left hand
and Pouncey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ballantine trying to keep a closed guard but Pouncey is proving a slippery customer.
Pouncey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pouncey tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballantine is retaining full guard.
Pouncey advances position into side control!
Pouncey tries to score with some ground and pound. Ballantine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Pouncey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey working the ground and pound from side control.
Ballantine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pouncey connects with a decent elbow.
Ballantine is still in real trouble! Can Pouncey finish him?
A big shot lands for Pouncey! That's hurt Ballantine! Will he recover? Pouncey fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Pouncey!
Our winner, Kelvin Pouncey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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