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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Carter (ranked 4004 p4p, 196 weight class) and Cecil Ballard (ranked 5254 p4p, 224 weight class). Ballard has chosen Balada as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cecil Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballard backwards.
Carter pulls guard successfully.
Ballard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballard is one step ahead there.
Carter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ballard is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ballard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carter can't fight it off and eventually Ballard manages to take the fight to the floor. Carter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter pushes Ballard off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Ballard has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ballard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter tries to roll but Ballard sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is not going to allow Carter to sit and survive in this position.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Ballard is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter rolls, trying to escape but Ballard keeps control of the position.
Carter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Carter is having to fend off submission attempts from Ballard, who is looking to sink in the choke. Ballard doesn't have the hooks in though and Carter manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control from the top but Ballard keeps moving.
Ballard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Ballard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Ballard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ballard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Ballard's legs - danger averted.
Ballard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ballard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to free his trapped foot but Ballard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ballard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ballard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ballard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pushing down on Ballard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ballard is fighting to maintain full guard but Carter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ballard looking for submissions off his back.
Ballard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Ballard is defending well.
Carter stalling.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter is just content to waste time from the top position. Ballard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Ballard blocks nicely.
Carter gets to his feet - Ballard follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Ballard is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Ballard's head.
Carter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ballard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ballard on the ground.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter tries to stand but Ballard is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ballard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ballard is trying to defend but Carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ballard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Ballard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Ballard is defending the position.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ballard defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ballard was covering up waiting for the punch and Carter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wesley Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control from the top but Ballard keeps moving.
Ballard being controlled here, momentarily.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter looking to sit in guard and control but Ballard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Ballard has taken Carter's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Carter has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cecil Ballard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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