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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Batina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Venemous. Blaze has chosen The Dropkick Murphys-The Warriors Code as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Batina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blaze decides to stand and escape the position.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Batina gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batina is keeping the position for now.
Blaze slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Batina's face as Blaze controls the position.
Blaze wants to take a breather but Batina manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze passes Batina's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blaze thows a huge punch but Batina dodges it nicely.
Blaze decides to stand up.
Batina keeps the fight on the outside.
Batina gets caught flat footed, as Blaze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Batina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaze is one step ahead there.
Blaze forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batina looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blaze is looking to take a break and control but Batina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Batina is looking to improve his position.
Blaze wants to take a breather but Batina is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Batina looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blaze tries to clinch but Batina is having none of it.
Blaze wants to clinch up but Batina keeps it at a distance.
Batina tries for a takedown but Blaze circles away easily
and Blaze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Batina is refusing to be controlled, as Blaze sits in half guard.
Blaze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Batina is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batina is trying to control but Blaze passes into side control!
Batina is trying to control Blaze's posture but Blaze avoids it.
Batina managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blaze.
Blaze looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blaze feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze trying to control but Batina is working from the bottom.
Blaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Batina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze thows a big elbow that misses.
Blaze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blaze has managed to get both his arms back between Batina's legs - danger averted.
Blaze advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blaze decides to stand back up. Blaze steps back and let's Batina get back to his feet.
Blaze pushes Batina up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batina keeps working.
Blaze wants to advance to full mount but Batina doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Batina will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Batina blocks nicely.
Blaze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze postures up in Batina's guard and throws a big left but Batina blocks it.
Batina keeping moving, preventing Blaze from controlling successfully.
Blaze looking to pass the guard.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Batina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze advances to half guard.
Blaze throwing shots but Batina is blocking nicely.
Blaze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batina defending well though.
Blaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnny Blaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batina wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blaze doesn't manage to clinch there - Batina circles away.
Batina keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batina shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a shoot takedown. Batina fights it but they end up in guard.
Blaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze is looking to clinch but Batina is avoiding it.
Blaze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Blaze stalls from top position.
Batina prevents Blaze from moving into mount.
Blaze stands up.
Blaze misses with a takedown
and Batina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Batina is thwarting Blaze's attempts to control the position.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batina is trying for a kimura here. Blaze looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Batina wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Batina!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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