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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between simon yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia Balzonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). simon yo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, simon yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mia Balzonia!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balzonia tries to land a front kick but yo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balzonia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
yo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balzonia!
yo lands a nice shot to the head.
yo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
yo get's back to his feet.
yo forces Balzonia back against the cage and clinches.
yo lands a body punch.
yo scores with a knee to the head.
yo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
yo digs a good body shot into Balzonia's ribs.
yo gets a takedown into half guard.
yo stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from yo.
yo breaks from the clinch.
yo clinches up with Balzonia and pushes him back against the cage.
yo manages to break the clinch.
yo rushes Balzonia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
yo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
yo gets a clinch.
yo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
yo wants to pass the guard but Balzonia is keeping the position.
yo landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balzonia keeping moving, preventing yo from controlling successfully.
yo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
yo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balzonia looking to control.
yo wanted to stand there but Balzonia had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo wants to pass the guard but Balzonia is keeping the position.
Balzonia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
yo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balzonia loads up on a big right hand but yo slips the punch.
yo throws a nice looking combination but Balzonia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
yo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balzonia!
yo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balzonia working to try and regain half guard.
Balzonia wants to control but yo is having none of it.
yo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
simon yo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
yo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
yo trying to pass the guard but Balzonia defending well.
yo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balzonia on the ground.
yo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
yo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balzonia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
yo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Balzonia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from yo.
yo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Balzonia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on yo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
yo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balzonia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time yo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balzonia defending well though.
Balzonia is pressing down on yo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
yo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
yo tries to stand but Balzonia is controlling from the bottom.
simon yo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzonia is trying to keep yo in close.
yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Balzonia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
yo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
yo stops Balzonia from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
yo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Balzonia, up you get!
Balzonia moves into range and clinches up with yo.
yo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
yo jumps guard and drags Balzonia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
yo controls Balzonia momentarily but Balzonia frees himself.
Balzonia tries to free his leg and advance position but yo is retaining full guard.
yo seems keen to control Balzonia's posture.
Balzonia trying to control but yo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
simon yo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
yo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balzonia but Balzonia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
simon yo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
yo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balzonia, pushing him back against the cage.
yo tightens his grip and picks Balzonia up, before dumping him to the ground. Balzonia manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yo wants to control from the top but Balzonia keeps moving.
yo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
yo trying to control but Balzonia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yois looking to pass into half guard but Balzonia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Balzonia is in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yo keeping moving, preventing Balzonia from controlling successfully.
yo is looking for a triangle but Balzonia pushes his legs off easily.
Balzonia got a little sloppy there for a moment and yo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Balzonia has managed to get both his arms back between yo's legs - danger averted.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balzonia closes the distance but yo moves to the side
and yo counters with a shoot takedown. Balzonia fights it but they end up in guard.
yo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yo stands up and waves to Balzonia to follow him.
Balzonia tries to clinch
and yo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
yo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
yo tries for a takedown but Balzonia manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
yo tries for a takedown but Balzonia manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for simon yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yo pushes Balzonia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
yo is pushing Balzonia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
yo tries to score a body lock takedown but Balzonia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
yo has Balzonia pushed against the cage.
yo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balzonia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Balzonia is looking to break free of the clinch but yo has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
yo jumps guard and drags Balzonia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Balzonia gets to his feet - yo follows without any prompting.
Balzonia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as yo backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balzonia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
yo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Balzonia did well to prevent yo getting side control.
Balzonia wants to get back to full guard.
yo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balzonia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Balzonia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
yo tries to free his leg and advance position but Balzonia is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
yo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Balzonia wants to try and get back to his feet.
Balzonia is squirming around, avoiding yo's attempts to control the action.
yo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balzonia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mia Balzonia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
simon yo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
yo controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
simon yo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well yo 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... simon yo!
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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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