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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imay Borodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imay Borodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borodo missing with a left hand there. Ballinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Borodo misses.
Borodo throws a body punch but Ballinger moves out of range.
Ballinger clinches up with Borodo and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Borodo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballinger has him pressed against the cage.
Borodo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ballinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Ballinger.
Ballinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borodo.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballinger obliges.
Borodo is breathing heavily.
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!
A right hand to the body from Ballinger.
Ballinger manages to pull guard.
Ballinger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borodo's guard.
Borodo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borodo working a defensive guard here.
Borodo keeping moving, preventing Ballinger from controlling successfully.
Borodo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballinger prevents Borodo from getting back to his feet.
Ballinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ballinger landing with the ground and pound.
Ballinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballinger scoring with some ground and pound.
Ballinger drops back looking for a leg! Borodo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borodo manages to kick Ballinger off! Ballinger jumps back into Borodo's guard.
Ballinger slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ballinger connects with a nice short shot to Borodo's temple.
Ballinger is trying to control. Borodo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ballinger lands with a punch from half guard.
Borodo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ballinger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borodo is just riding it out for now. Ballinger eventually gives up the hold.
Ballinger is looking to take a break and control but Borodo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borodo is looking for a sweep. Ballinger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ballinger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borodo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ballinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borodo has hold of Ballinger's hands but Ballinger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borodo trying to hold on to Ballinger's head to control him but Ballinger postures up.
Borodo is defending against the submission attempts here by Ballinger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ballinger is taking a breather. Borodo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
Ballinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ballinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ballinger working the head and body with strikes.
Borodo is looking for a sweep. Ballinger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borodo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ballinger slips a nice elbow through Borodo's hands, connecting with Borodo's forehead.
Borodo trying to control here.
Borodo is looking for a sweep. Ballinger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borodo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borodo tries to get out of the position.
Ballinger passes to full mount!
Ballinger raining down shots from the mount!
Ballinger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a heavy elbow.
Ballinger cracks Borodo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger has hold of Borodo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Borodo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ballinger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Borodo wants to control but Ballinger is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ballinger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Borodo is squirming around, avoiding Ballinger's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Ballinger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ballinger won't let Borodo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borodo tries to hold on but Ballinger pushes him away.
Ballinger working Borodo over with strikes here.
Borodo is rocked!
Ballinger dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ballinger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borodo throws an overhand right that lands on Ballinger's shoulder, as Ballinger tries to avoid the shot.
Borodo misses with a wild combination.
Ryan Ballinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borodo misses with an uppercut.
Ballinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borodo.
A big right from Borodo misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ballinger blocks a jab.
Ballinger shoots in for a takedown but Borodo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borodo throws a lazy right hand but Ballinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borodo loads up on a big right hand but Ballinger slips the punch.
A combination from Ballinger does no damage.
Borodo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borodo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballinger.
A big head kick from Ballinger and Borodo is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Oh Borodo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Imay Borodo has been cut.
Ballinger landing with the ground and pound.
Ballinger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Borodo, up you get!
Ballinger moves into the clinch.
Borodo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballinger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger breaks from the clinch.
Ballinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borodo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballinger misses with a looping left.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borodo throws out a powerful jab.
Ballinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Imay Borodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ballinger.
Ballinger is looking to clinch.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Borodo moves out of range.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Borodo throws the left hand but Ballinger avoids the punch easily.
Borodo misses with an uppercut. Ballinger saw that one coming.
Ballinger slips a jab from Borodo.
Borodo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballinger.
Ballinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Borodo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballinger.
Donk. Borodo catches Ballinger right on the button with a cross.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Borodo is having none of it.
Borodo misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballinger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borodo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballinger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borodo throws a lazy right hand but Ballinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borodo lunges at Ballinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballinger's hand.
Ballinger has closed the distance and engaged Borodo in a clinch.
Ballinger can't get the takedown.
Borodo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodo.
Borodo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borodo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballinger has double underhooks.
Ballinger lands a shoulder strike.
Borodo misses with some punches.
Ballinger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borodo prevents it.
Ballinger tries to pull guard but Borodo holds him up against the cage and eventually Ballinger drops back down to his feet.
Borodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger tries to clinch up but Borodo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballinger with a nice cross.
Ballinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borodo.
Borodo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borodo throws a right hand that Ballinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballinger also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ballinger.
Borodo missing with a left hand there. Ballinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borodo.
Ballinger cracks Borodo with an open hand slap.
Ballinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borodo.
Ballinger lands a nice shot that snaps Borodo's head back.
Ballinger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ballinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Borodo defends it nicely.
Ballinger tries to clinch up.
Ballinger needs to keep his hands up - Borodo had a free shot at his head there.
Borodo missing with a left hand there. Ballinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballinger moves in looking to clinch but Borodo pushes him off.
Ballinger ducks right into an uppercut from Borodo.
Ballinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borodo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ballinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borodo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger slips a jab from Borodo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger pushes Borodo up against the cage in a clinch.
Borodo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borodos head.
Ballinger works on Borodo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballinger scores with a hook to the body.
Ballinger decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ballinger is on top in guard.
Ballinger 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.
Borodo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ballinger on the ground.
Ballinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borodo tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballinger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ballinger lands a nice forearm strike.
Ballinger working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ballinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Imay Borodo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borodo digs a good body shot into Ballinger's ribs.
Borodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballinger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Borodo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ballinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Borodo's head.
Ballinger throws a head kick but Borodo moves out of range.
Ballinger has a takedown stuffed.
Borodo misses with the combination.
Borodo looks to land a right hand but Ballinger moved out of range.
Borodo looks to land a right hand but Ballinger moved out of range.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Borodo moves out of range.
Borodo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballinger.
Ballinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borodo cracks Ballinger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballinger slips under a jab from Borodo.
Ballinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borodo pinned against the cage. Borodo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borodo throws out the jab.
Borodo looks to throw the jab but Ballinger is out of range.
Borodo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballinger slips under a jab from Borodo.
Ballinger dodges the punch combination from Borodo.
Borodo misses with an uppercut. Ballinger saw that one coming.
Ballinger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Borodo's head.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballinger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borodo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballinger.
Borodo misses the jab.
Ballinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ballinger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borodo throws a hook to the side of Ballinger's head but Ballinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Borodo circles away.
Borodo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imay Borodo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Ballinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballinger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Imay Borodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ballinger.
Borodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ballinger at a distance.
Borodo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballinger.
Ballinger scores with a hook to the body. Borodo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballinger has closed the distance and engaged Borodo in a clinch.
Borodo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ballinger.
Ballinger scores a nice knee to the body.
Borodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borodo is trying to break the clinch but Ballinger is controlling him.
Ballinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borodo is trying to break free.
Ballinger connects with a knee to the head.
Borodo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borodo working hard to break the clinch.
Borodo is trying to break the clinch but Ballinger is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballinger has Borodo pressed against the cage, preventing Borodo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borodo tries to break free but Ballinger pushes him back against the cage.
Ballinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Borodo is trying to force a seperation but Ballinger has the dominant position.
Ballinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ballinger lands a head kick!
Ballinger connects with a crisp jab.
Ballinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borodo on the side of the head.
Ballinger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ballinger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Borodo misses with a hook.
Ballinger clinches.
Borodo tries to break free but Ballinger pushes him back against the cage.
Borodo tries to break the clinch but Ballinger is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ballinger has him pressed against the cage.
Ballinger has Borodo pressed against the cage, preventing Borodo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borodo tries to break free but Ballinger pushes him back against the cage.
Borodo has had enough of the clinch but Ballinger keeps him there for the moment.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballinger obliges.
Ballinger keeps control of Borodo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger has Borodo pressed against the cage, preventing Borodo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballinger obliges.
Ballinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Borodo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borodo tries to break free but Ballinger pushes him back against the cage.
Ballinger lands a knee to the body.
Borodo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Borodo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ballinger lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ballinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballinger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ballinger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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