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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamilton Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Baller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamilton Porter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Baller throws a good cross that connects.
Baller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Porter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Porter forces Baller back against the cage and clinches.
Porter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Baller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Porter is trying to break free.
Porter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baller can't get the takedown.
Porter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baller goes for a takedown attempt but Porter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baller looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Baller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Porter is looking to clinch.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baller takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baller swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baller throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Baller slips a jab and a cross from Porter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baller.
Baller misses the shot to the body.
Porter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Porter showed some decent athleticism there.
Porter looks gassed!
Porter throwing shots but Baller is blocking nicely.
Baller wants to improve his position but Porter is controlling well.
Baller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baller has his foot on Porter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porter works his way back into a safe position though.
Baller working for a triangle but Porter defends it easily.
Baller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Porter trying to control but Baller is working from the bottom.
Porter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Porter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Porter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Porter 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.
Baller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baller has momentary wrist control but Porter slips an elbow through the middle.
Baller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baller has his foot on Porter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Porter works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Porter distracts Baller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Porter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baller keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Baller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller landing strikes from the mount and Porter is in trouble!
Baller wants to finish this one by submission but Porter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Baller.
Baller avoids the attempt from Porter to control.
Baller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Baller there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Baller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Porter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Porter staying out of range there.
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baller.
Porter lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Baller tries to keep at a distance but Porter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baller pulls guard.
Baller throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Baller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Porter thows a big elbow that misses.
Baller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porter manages to get himself to full guard.
Porter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Porter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Porter punching from the bottom.
Baller is looking for a kimura here.
Baller wants to work for an arm triangle but Porter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Porter striking from the bottom.
Baller is looking for a kimura here.
Baller thows a huge punch but Porter dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter manages to get to full guard.
Porter working a defensive guard here.
Baller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Porter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baller is in close to Porter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baller drops back looking for a leg! Porter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Porter manages to kick Baller off! Baller jumps back into Porter's guard.
Baller won't allow Porter to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baller 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.
Baller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paul Baller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baller slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Porter trying to control but Baller postures up.
Baller is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller is working for a submission of some sort.
Baller lands with a punch from half guard.
Porter tries to get to full guard but Baller has control of the leg.
Baller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Porter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baller seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Porter is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Baller!
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hype
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