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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Witcher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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202 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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203 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Ballantyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Of Ravia connects with a solid leg kick.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Of Ravia's head.
Ballantyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Of Ravia on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Ballantyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ballantyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Ravia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Of Ravia on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a knee to the head.
Ballantyne wants to stall.
Of Ravia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Of Ravia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ballantyne is trying to stall.
A short right from Ballantyne on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballantyne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Of Ravia is keeping busy.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but Ballantyne blocks it.
Of Ravia jumps guard but Ballantyne stands there with Of Ravia around his waist. Of Ravia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ballantyne's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Of Ravia lands a right hand.
A short right from Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Of Ravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballantyne backwards.
Of Ravia avoids the elbow strike from Ballantyne, against the cage.
Of Ravia pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Of Ravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Of Ravia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballantyne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballantyne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ballantyne wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Garrick Ballantyne wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Of Ravia closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballantyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Of Ravia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballantynes head.
Of Ravia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Of Ravia in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Ravia.
Ballantyne is rocked!
Of Ravia has Ballantyne pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ballantyne is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Of Ravia - that's hurt Ballantyne badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ballantyne is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ballantyne doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Geralt Of Ravia!
A victorious Geralt Of Ravia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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