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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palosi balogna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Son could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Palosi balogna's chin.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Palosi balogna!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches balogna napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Son seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Son tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Son has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
balogna tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Son easily slips into full mount!
Son unloads with some shots from mount but balogna bucks and avoids them well.
Son is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. balogna can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
balogna avoids a series of strikes thrown by Son.
Son has hold of balogna's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and balogna manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
balogna is working to get back to half guard.
Son 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son manages to capitalize on a mistake by balogna to take his back!
balogna showing good submission defense here.
balogna tries to escape but Son has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
balogna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Son. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
balogna preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Son.
Son is breathing heavily.
balogna is trying to break free.
Son throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Son working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Son gets his hands free as balogna looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Son is looking for the choke from the back position but balogna is controlling his hands well.
Son gets his hands free as balogna looks to control.
Son throwing sloppy strikes.
balogna wants to escape the position.
balogna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
balogna wants to get back to his feet.
balogna trying to control the hands but Son breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but balogna has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
balogna avoids the strikes from Son.
balogna is really stuck here.
Son avoiding balogna 's attempts to control his hands.
balogna tries to roll but Son sticks to his back.
Son is trying to stick to balogna's back but balogna is turning into Son. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Son's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by balogna.
Son working for a triangle but balogna defends it easily.
Son avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Son had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. balogna is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Son Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take balogna's back instead.
balogna is trying to stand back up.
Son looking for the choke from the back.
Son gets his hands free as balogna looks to control.
balogna is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Son off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
balogna covering up well under a series of strikes from Son.
balogna can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Son dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
balogna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
balogna tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Son could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Son is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in balogna's half guard.
Son missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Son is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
balogna pushes Son off looking to stand but Son dives back in and keeps control.
balogna wants to control but Son is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Son is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son is looking for a kimura but balogna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Son to get the leverage.
balogna trying to control but Son postures up.
Son is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. balogna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Son.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - balogna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
balogna with a lazy takedown attempt
and Son counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joe Son overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. balogna is keeping the position for now.
balogna is trying to control the position but Son postures up.
Son passes balogna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Son is trying to work for a kimura but balogna is defending well.
balogna is trying to get back to full guard.
Son thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed balogna's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
balogna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Son counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
balogna keeping moving, preventing Son from controlling successfully.
Son 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.
balogna looking for a sweep. Not yet balogna, not yet.
Son passes easily into side control. Nice work.
balogna prevents Son from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
balogna defending against the ground and pound.
balogna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
balogna fails with an attempt to clinch.
balogna tries to clinch but Son moves out of range.
balogna has a takedown stuffed.
Joe Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palosi balogna.
Son bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Son advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Son dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
balogna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Son swats him away and circles back towards the center.
balogna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Son counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in balogna's guard now.
Son 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.
Son stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. balogna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
balogna throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Son thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
balogna trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but balogna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
balogna is trying to keep Son in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
balogna with a poor takedown
and Son counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Son is looking for a kimura but balogna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Son to get the leverage.
Son is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so balogna is just riding it out for now. Son eventually gives up the hold.
Son is pressing down on balogna's thigh, looking to free his foot. balogna is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
balogna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Son.
Son not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Son trying to control the action but balogna is working from the bottom.
Son is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and balogna defends it well.
Son is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and balogna defends it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
balogna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Son sprawls well. Son wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. balogna gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palosi balogna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
balogna throws out a powerful jab.
balogna throws a series of punches but Son moves out of range.
Son is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in balogna's half guard.
Son seems to be looking for submissions.
Son trying to mount his opponent but balogna defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
balogna wants to get back to his feet.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that balogna can do to turn this around?
balogna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
balogna is defending against the submission attempts here by Son.
balogna wants to get back to his feet.
Son works his way into side control.
Palosi balogna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Son advances to full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Son 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Son!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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