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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Scott Levin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Levin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin walks into a left hand.
Ballantyne avoids the head kick by Levin.
Ballantyne wants to clinch.
Ballantyne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Levin checks it well.
Ballantyne throws the left hand but Levin avoids the punch easily.
Levin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballantynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Levin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Levin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballantyne throws out the jab.
Levin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ballantyne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballantyne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Levin.
That kick from Ballantyne tenderised Levin's leg. Levin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballantyne is out of range.
Ballantyne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Levin blocks the body kick.
Levin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantyne is just out of range.
Ballantyne wants to clinch up but Levin keeps it at a distance.
Ballantyne throws a low kick but Levin avoids it.
Levin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Levin throws a head kick that misses
and Ballantyne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ballantyne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Levin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ballantyne throws a chopping leg kick but Levin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ballantyne tries to clinch there but Levin circles away.
Levin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Levin lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantyne with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne wants to slow Levin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ballantyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Levin can pounce on him.
Levin just misses with a punch to the body.
Levin throws a jab when Ballantyne was well out of range.
Levin takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses.
Ballantyne throws out a powerful jab.
Levin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Levin punishes Ballantyne's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Ballantyne.
Levin throws a hook but Ballantyne blocks it.
Levin moves out of range of the strikes.
Levin avoids the head kick by Ballantyne.
Levin misses with a wild body shot.
Levin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballantyne moves away from the strike by Levin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballantyne.
A bone on bone clash there as Levin blocks the leg kick.
Levin looks to land a right hand but Ballantyne moved out of range.
Ballantyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Levin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballantyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballantyne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Levin on the side of the head.
Levin misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballantyne, right into the meat.
Levin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Levin misses with a looping right.
Levin throws a leg kick
and Ballantyne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballantyne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a low kick, looking for Ballantyne's leg but Ballantyne calmly moves out of range.
Levin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballantyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levin.
Ballantyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Levin.
Levin takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses.
Levin looks to land a left hand but Ballantyne moved out of range nicely.
Levin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballantyne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levin. That's going to slow Ballantyne down.
Ballantyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levin blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Garrick Ballantyne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Levin moves into the clinch.
Ballantyne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballantyne is out of range.
Levin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballantyne. Levin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Levin misses the target.
Levin throws a solid leg kick but Ballantyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Levin.
Levin throws a hook but Ballantyne avoids it easily.
Ballantyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ballantyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballantyne throws a nice looking combination but Levin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Levin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballantyne counters with an outside leg kick.
Levin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Levin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ballantyne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballantyne checks a leg kick.
Scott Levin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levin throws a looping overhand right but Ballantyne ducks down to avoid it.
Levin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Levin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantyne.
A big left from Levin misses.
Ballantyne lands a nice looking body kick.
Levin is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Levin misses
and Ballantyne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but Levin is blocking nicely.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levin dodges an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballantyne won't allow it.
The referee calls for Levin to work.
Levin tries to work over Ballantyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Levin misses with a body punch.
Ballantyne missing with knees to the body.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Levin in his tracks for a moment.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Levin can't find room to land a body shot as Ballantyne controls the action.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballantyne is pushing Levin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Levin fails to land.
Levin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin blocks an elbow strike.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but Levin is blocking nicely.
Levin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Levin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ballantyne has denied him.
Levin blocks an elbow strike.
Levin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballantyne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Levin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballantyne lands an elbow just above Levin 's eye.
Ballantyne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levin.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Levin avoids it.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ballantyne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Levin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Scott Levin has been cut.
Ballantyne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Levins head.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballantyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Levin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Levin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantyne. That did some damage!
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 nice leg kick lands there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne scores with a leg kick.
Ballantyne closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levin's defenses.
Ballantyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Levin fails to land.
Ballantyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Levin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballantyne misses with a body shot.
Garrick Ballantyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Levin digs a good hook to Ballantyne's body.
Levin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick and Levin moves out of range easily.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Levin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levin dips to his left and cracks Ballantyne with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballantyne. That's going to slow Levin down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levin.
Levin throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Levin.
Levin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ballantyne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Levin takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballantyne throws an overhand right that lands on Levin's shoulder, as Levin tries to avoid the shot.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Levin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Levin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ballantyne scrambles back to his feet.
Ballantyne blocks a low kick nicely.
Levin digs a good body shot into Ballantyne's ribs.
Ballantyne misses with a body kick.
That kick from Levin tenderised Ballantyne's leg. Ballantyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Levin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws an overhand right that lands on Levin's shoulder, as Levin tries to avoid the shot.
Levin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballantyne misses with a low kick.
Levin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballantyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Levin's head.
Levin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballantyne counters with a thumping low kick.
Levin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballantyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantyne works over Levin's head and body with a nice combination.
Ballantyne throws a low kick, looking for Levin's leg but Levin calmly moves out of range.
Levin checks a low kick from Ballantyne.
A jab from Ballantyne finds it's way through Levin's defenses.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Levin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a sloppy body shot
and Ballantyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Levin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Levin blocks a low kick nicely.
Levin takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses.
Levin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Levin misses with a head kick.
Levin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballantyne circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballantyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballantyne misses with a looping left.
Ballantyne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levin circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Levin scores with a four punch combination!
Ballantyne checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Levin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levin lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantyne off balance momentarily.
Ballantyne throws a body punch but Levin moves out of range.
Levin misses with a low kick.
Levin slips a jab and a cross from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne slips a straight right by Levin.
Ballantyne defending well as Levin loads up on a big left hand.
Ballantyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballantyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levin just misses with a punch to the body.
Levin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballantyne circles away quickly and effectively.
Levin throws a leg kick
and Levin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Levin throws a leg kick but Ballantyne moved away.
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 Garrick Ballantyne.
Well Ballantyne 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Garrick Ballantyne!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Garrick Ballantyne!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Garrick Ballantyne!
Garrick Ballantyne wins by unanimous decision!
Garrick Ballantyne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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