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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helion Balls (ranked 4753 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 6597 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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185 cm
25
180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Helion Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ozkar Hootenanny!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hootenanny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balls throws the left hand but Hootenanny avoids the punch easily.
Balls tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Hootenanny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balls throws a sloppy head kick and Hootenanny moves out of range easily.
Helion Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hootenanny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balls.
Balls misses with a double jab
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
Balls moves to clinch but Hootenanny breaks away
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balls looks to score with a jab to the body but Hootenanny is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hootenanny. Hootenanny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hootenanny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balls takes a swing at Hootenanny's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls scores with a decent looking hook.
Balls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hootenanny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hootenanny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hootenanny with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Balls.
Balls rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balls throws a push kick but Hootenanny slaps the foot to one side.
Hootenanny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Balls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hootenanny.
Balls swings widly with a right hand
and Balls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hootenanny's coach down at Island Training Centre was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hootenanny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hootenanny does no damage.
Balls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hootenanny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hootenanny is trying to get back to his feet.
Balls sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hootenanny is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Balls trying to control the action but Hootenanny is working from the bottom.
Hootenanny regains half guard there - taking advantage of Balls's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Balls trying to control from half guard but Hootenanny is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Balls not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balls wants to pass the guard but Hootenanny is defending well.
Hootenanny is trying to stand back up but Balls is controlling him
Balls scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Balls is just content to waste time from the top position. Hootenanny takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Balls trying to move into half guard but instead Hootenanny has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hootenanny wants to stand but Balls is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balls has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hootenanny has passed into side control.
Balls regains half guard.
Balls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hootenanny is working away from the top position though.
Balls is pressing down on Hootenanny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hootenanny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Helion Balls will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balls misses with a two punch combination.
Balls is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Hootenanny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hootenanny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hootenanny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
Hootenanny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balls swinging wildly here.
Balls throws a hook to the side of Hootenanny's head but Hootenanny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls misses with a right hand
and Hootenanny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balls thinking.
Balls lands a nice shot that snaps Hootenanny's head back.
A shot to the body from Balls misses
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balls throws a sloppy head kick and Hootenanny moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls misses with a double jab.
Hootenanny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hootenanny might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balls swings widly with a right hand
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balls tries to clinch there but Hootenanny circles away.
Balls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helion Balls is winning the standup battle so far.
Balls misses with a body shot.
Hootenanny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hootenanny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hootenanny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hootenanny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balls doesn't seem bothered though.
Hootenanny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Helion Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balls slips a straight right by Hootenanny.
Balls lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Balls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hootenanny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hootenanny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balls misses with an uppercut. Hootenanny saw that one coming.
Balls tries to clinch up but Hootenanny circles away and keeps his distance.
Hootenanny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balls closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hootenanny.
Hootenanny dodges the punch combination from Balls.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hootenanny manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hootenanny! But no joy.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Hootenanny.
Balls tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hootenanny manages to circle out of the way.
Balls tries to clinch there but Hootenanny circles away.
Balls throws a poor cross that misses
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balls tries to bum rush Hootenanny with a series of wild strikes but Hootenanny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hootenanny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Hootenanny's shoulder, as Hootenanny tries to avoid the shot.
Balls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hootenanny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balls throws a head kick that misses
and Hootenanny counters with a nice uppercut.
Balls misses with a body punch
and Hootenanny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balls thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hootenanny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hootenanny dodges the punch combination from Balls.
Hootenanny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balls lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balls shoots and misses
and Hootenanny counters with a nice right hand that sends Balls toppling to the canvas! Balls scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hootenanny finish him?!
Balls is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hootenanny moves in close and cracks Balls with a massive right hand! Balls, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Hootenanny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozkar Hootenanny!
A relieved looking Ozkar Hootenanny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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