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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valerii Balanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No easy way out. 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
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valerii Balanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch but Balanko moves away
and Balanko counters by clinching up.
Balanko gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Balanko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Balanko is proving hard to escape from.
Balanko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balanko decides to return to a standing position.
Balanko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Balanko decides to stand back up.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balanko counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Juan Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balanko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Balanko lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Balanko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balanko landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balanko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balanko tries to get out of the position.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balanko.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balanko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Balanko.
Balanko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balanko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balanko is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balanko stands up out of the half guard.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balanko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balanko working hard to break the clinch.
Balanko dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Balanko has him pressed against the cage.
Balanko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balanko sprawls well. Balanko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz looks gassed!
Balanko works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balanko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balanko jumps guard.
Balanko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Balanko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Balanko won't let him.
Balanko controlling Diaz's posture.
Balanko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Balanko had control of the position.
Balanko scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balanko has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Balanko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerii Balanko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Balanko scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Balanko maintains control.
Balanko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balanko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balanko lands a heavy elbow.
Balanko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Balanko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Balanko's body position as best he can.
Balanko controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz really wants to buck Balanko off and get back to his feet.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Balanko raining down shots from the mount!
Balanko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Balanko's attempts to control the action.
Balanko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Balanko with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Balanko raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balanko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Balanko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balanko landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balanko looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Balanko with a couple of short strikes.
Balanko controlling from mount.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balanko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand up.
Balanko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Balanko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Balanko controlling the pace for now.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balanko scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Balanko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Balanko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Balanko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balanko controlling from mount.
Balanko raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Balanko.
Balanko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerii Balanko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balanko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Balanko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balanko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Balanko stands and steps away. Diaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Juan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balanko counters by clinching up.
Balanko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Balanko pushes him off.
Balanko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balanko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Balanko is controlling well.
Balanko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Balanko works his way into side control.
Balanko taking a breather here.
Balanko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Balanko working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Balanko controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balanko looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Balanko controlling the position easily from mount.
Balanko working Diaz over with strikes here.
Diaz tries to buck Balanko off but he can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balanko with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balanko landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Balanko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balanko controlling the pace for now.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balanko controlling from mount.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Valerii Balanko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balanko breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Balanko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balanko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Balanko controlling the pace for now.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Juan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balanko raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balanko controlling the pace for now.
Balanko landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerii Balanko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balanko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerii Balanko!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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